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Jul 22, 2020 · The government is to slash its aid budget by £2.9 billion this year amid a “severe economic downturn” as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.. The budget - set at £15.8 billion …

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Apr 21, 2021 · The spending plan comes after the government announced a £5 billion cut to the aid budget in 2020-21, from 0.7 per cent of gross national income to 0.5 per cent. The …

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International Aid Budget Quietly Cut By Reeves In Autumn Budget

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Oct 31, 2024 · In the Autumn Budget, Reeves’s decision mean that the UK international aid budget will drop from £15.3bn (0.58% of GNI) in 2023 to £13.3bn in 2024-25 and £13.7bn in …

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Sep 18, 2024 · They say that means overall UK aid spending would fall back from its current level this year of 0.58% of national income (GNI) to 0.5% - currently estimated to be £13bn a year.

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Dec 2, 2020 · As part of the Spending Review, the Chancellor announced a reduction of the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) spending from 0.7% to 0.5% of GNI from 2021. In real …

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Sep 18, 2024 · Although the aid budget was cut in 2021, the previous government provided £2.5 billion of “top up” funding over the last two financial years to help fund increased spending on …

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The UK is to slash direct aid spending on water and sanitation in the world’s poorest countries by 80%

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Apr 28, 2021 · The UK will slash bilateral funding for overseas water, sanitation and hygiene projects by more than 80%, a leaked memo has revealed as details emerged of cuts in the …

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Jun 6, 2021 · Last year, the government announced a temporary reduction to the UK's overseas aid spending from 0.7% of national income to 0.5%, in response to the economic impact of the …

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Dec 14, 2024 · Taxpayers are footing a £6 billion bill for “nonsense” research projects despite Rachel Reeves pledging a crackdown on government waste.. Public cash will be spent on …

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Will the UK slash direct aid spending on water & sanitation?

The UK is to slash direct aid spending on water and sanitation in the world’s poorest countries by 80 per cent, a leaked ministerial briefing document from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) reveals. ...

Are more cuts to the UK aid budget on the way?

Romilly Greenhill, CEO of Bond, the UK network for NGOs, said: “We are deeply concerned that more cuts to the UK aid budget are on the way. "The government must urgently act in the autumn budget to provide additional funding for vital humanitarian support and services for millions of marginalised people worldwide.” ...

Will UK aid spending fall to its lowest level since 2007?

More than 120 international charities have warned UK aid spending will fall to its lowest level since 2007 unless the government takes urgent actions in next month's Budget. They fear Chancellor Rachel Reeves will slash more than £2bn from official development assistance (ODA) spending during what is expected to be a cost-cutting budget. ...

Will the new government slash UK aid?

In a statement published on Wednesday, they said: “As leaders of the UK’s development, humanitarian and peacebuilding sector, we are deeply concerned that the spending plans the new Government has inherited from the previous government will slash UK aid programmes to levels not seen since 2007 including under recent Conservative governments. ...

Will UK aid spending fall back?

They say that means overall UK aid spending would fall back from its current level this year of 0.58% of national income (GNI) to 0.5% - currently estimated to be £13bn a year. Labour promised in its election manifesto to return aid spending to 0.7% of GNI “as soon as fiscal circumstances allow”. ...

What will Reeves' decision mean for the UK international aid budget?

In the Autumn Budget, Reeves’s decision mean that the UK international aid budget will drop from £15.3bn (0.58% of GNI) in 2023 to £13.3bn in 2024-25 and £13.7bn in 2025-26 (0.5% of GNI) ...