Brussels, 09/03/2006 (Agence Europe) - The different accounting systems used by Member States and the uncertainties attached to recording complex military equipment contracts have led Eurostat to clarify the rules in this field and on the source data that can be used to determine statistics. The decision specifies the time of recording of public spending, and so its impact on public debt, in the particular case of long-term contracts for military equipment (leased equipment, complex systems...