Opposition’s ‘reckless’ policies ‘set fire to the budget’,treasurer says after cutting $224m in development assistanceScott Morrison has sought to blame Labor for the fact Australia’s aid budget is its least generous in history, saying the government would not enjoy had to cut $224m from it had Labor not “set fire to the budget”.
The budget confirmed official development assistance will be $3.8bn in 2016-17, or confirming a $224m reduction in spending foreshadowed in earlier budgets. Aid groups enjoy complained the cut left Australias contribution at a record low as a proportion of national income and would trigger cuts to life-saving programs.
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Source: theguardian.com