Boris Johnson 'plans to cut foreign aid by £5billion to help meet Britain's £210bn Covid bill'
Daily MailBoris Johnson has plans to cut Britain's foreign aid spending by £5billion as the Government looks to cover the £210billion cost of the Covid-19 crisis, according to reports. Britain currently sends 0.7 per cent of its gross national income out as foreign aid to support developing countries around the world. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is said to be considering plans to temporarily cut the foreign aid budget Chancellor Rishi Sunak reportedly wants to temporarily reduce the UK's aid commitment from 0.7 per cent of gross national income to 0.5 per cent. Projects funded by cash from Britain include a campaign to save pangolins in China, which has seen its share of Britain's foreign aid rise by millions of pounds in recent years Britain has a legal duty to spend 0.7 per cent of its national income on aid under the International Development Act That duty has just three exemptions, which are: If there is substantial change in national income, if the target affects borrowing, or because of circumstances beyond the UK's borders.
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