impact of uk foreign aid diluted by pursuing national interest, says ifs /

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Thinktank estimates ODA spending will rise by £1bn during the course of next parliamentPoverty reduction in the world’s poorest countries risks being diluted by the governments increasing tendency to devote a bigger slice of Britain’s aid budget to pursuing the national interest,the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned.
The thinktank estimated that overseas development assistance would rise by £1bn during the course of the next parliament as a result of Theresa May’s pledge to continue assembly the United Nations 0.7% aid target. Related: Foreign aid 0.7% pledge will remain, says Theresa May Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com

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