budget cut of $224m leaves foreign aid at record low, say aid groups /

Budget confirms Australian development assistance will be $3.8bn in 2016-17,a $224m reduction in spending foreshadowed in earlier budgets A $224m crop to foreign aid in the budget will leave Australia’s contribution at a record low as a proportion of national income and will trigger cuts to live-saving programs, aid groups have said.
The budget confirmed official development assistance will be $3.8bn in 2016-17, and confirming a $224m reduction in spending foreshadowed in earlier budgets.
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Source: theguardian.com