The military proposed a defence budget of Kyat 2.36 10^12 (USD 2.39 1,000,000,000) for 2014-15 and was approved by the Assembly of the Union. The incumbent Minister for Defence Wai Lwin revealed at a Assembly of the Union section on 28 October 2014 that 46.2% of the budget is spent on personnel cost, 32.89% on operation and procurement, 14.49% on construction related projects and 2.76% on health and education.. What uses the second highest amount of the defence budget?