Downing Street signals intent to cut to the 0.7% Foreign Aid budget
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-a7472051.html
Theresa May set to cut 0.7% foreign aid spending commitment, Downing Street signals
The law requiring 0.7 per cent of gross national income to be spent on aid will be reviewed - as ministers hunt for badly-needed savings
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Originally Posted by Independent
Britain’s foreign aid budget is likely to be cut in the next parliament, Theresa May signalled today.
The law requiring 0.7 per cent of gross national income to be spent on aid will be reviewed before 2020, the Prime Minister’s spokeswoman said
The move follows fierce attacks by Conservative MPs and newspapers of the legal commitment, while domestic spending continues to be cut.
There has also been growing criticism of the way some of the £12bn budget is spent, particularly the cash directed through the Government’s private equity arm.
Nevertheless, any move to change the law will be the clearest breach yet with David Cameron’s legacy – and will be condemned by aid agencies.
The possibility of a review first emerged when Chancellor Philip Hammond said that all areas of spending would be re-examined, probably in 2019, before the next Conservative manifesto is produced.
Hooray another outbreak of common sense. Cut it to 0% and scrap the Foreign Aid Department.
Oooh I know, aren't I cruel? But you know, cruelty in my eyes is leaving British pensioners who've paid tax all their lives to fund their own care or to deny British people cancer treatments because we haven't any money.
Thoughts?