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Generals will now be watching carefully to see if the government is true to its word.\u00a0<br\/> \u00a0<br\/> But if and when the money arrives, about \u20ac140 million of the sum is likely to be used to add \u20ac<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">spent on adding<\/span>80 <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">euros <\/span>a month to soldiers&#8217; salaries, <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">the pay packet of soliders, <\/span>the source said.\u00a0<br\/> \u00a0<br\/> The remaining \u20ac360 million will probably be used for Army maintenance and operations (M&amp;O) funding, as well as on &#8220;one or two&#8221; programs, he said. 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