grandad wrote:
I think the level of foreign aid is set in the statutes as a percentage of GDP.
And
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| Author: | MR T [ Mon Apr 06, 2020 11:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Foreign aid |
Foreign aid should it not be used here now we gave 14Billion out in 2019 |
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| Author: | grandad [ Tue Apr 07, 2020 12:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Foreign aid |
I think the level of foreign aid is set in the statutes as a percentage of GDP. |
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| Author: | MR T [ Tue Apr 07, 2020 12:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Foreign aid |
grandad wrote: I think the level of foreign aid is set in the statutes as a percentage of GDP. And
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| Author: | edders23 [ Tue Apr 07, 2020 6:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Foreign aid |
so It will be lower as GDP will have fallen sharply BUT there are a lot of countries out there without the resources and ability to cope so cutting foreign aid now would be a humanitarian disaster |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Tue Apr 07, 2020 3:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Foreign aid |
edders23 wrote: so It will be lower as GDP will have fallen sharply BUT there are a lot of countries out there without the resources and ability to cope so cutting foreign aid now would be a humanitarian disaster charity begins at home OAP's get subsistence level incomes and derisory rises, ex-service men/women live on the streets while we all know some are creaming the benefits system lets look after our own first after the virus there will be millions out of work, and we are still paying billions into the EU who are giving no member states any help... where is the money going? RUSSIA has sent PPE to Italy......... |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Tue Apr 07, 2020 3:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Foreign aid |
MR T wrote: Foreign aid should it not be used here now we gave 14Billion out in 2019 Understand, but disagree. Many moons ago, and over a 15/20 year period, Mrs Sussex working with the gov and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, worked in about 20/30 African countries teaching best practice in some very very poor areas, to help them reduce the horrible levels of maternity deaths. This was funded out of our tax payers money, but I suspect over the last 20/30 years that has saved many 100s of 1000s of babies and their mothers lives. Best money this country will ever spend. |
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| Author: | MR T [ Tue Apr 07, 2020 6:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Foreign aid |
Sussex wrote: MR T wrote: Foreign aid should it not be used here now we gave 14Billion out in 2019 Understand, but disagree. Many moons ago, and over a 15/20 year period, Mrs Sussex working with the gov and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, worked in about 20/30 African countries teaching best practice in some very very poor areas, to help them reduce the horrible levels of maternity deaths. This was funded out of our tax payers money, but I suspect over the last 20/30 years that has saved many 100s of 1000s of babies and their mothers lives. Best money this country will ever spend. Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, are working on the C Virus now so way not pay for it out of the foreign aid |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Tue Apr 07, 2020 6:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Foreign aid |
Quote: So Fu*k us Nope. You are under the impression this is an either/or matter. Quite simply we do both. |
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| Author: | MR T [ Tue Apr 07, 2020 6:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Foreign aid |
Sussex wrote: Quote: So Fu*k us Nope. You are under the impression this is an either/or matter. Quite simply we do both. when we are out of this |
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| Author: | mancityfan [ Wed Apr 08, 2020 11:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Foreign aid |
Im with MR T scrap foreign aid, most of it don’t go to good causes |
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| Author: | grandad [ Wed Apr 08, 2020 12:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Foreign aid |
Quite simply, it is in the statute so wont be stopped. There is a worldwide agreement that various countries, including ours contribute something like 0.7% of GDP towards foreign aid and I don't think that this will be changing. |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Fri Apr 10, 2020 2:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Foreign aid |
grandad wrote: Quite simply, it is in the statute so wont be stopped. There is a worldwide agreement that various countries, including ours contribute something like 0.7% of GDP towards foreign aid and I don't think that this will be changing. this might be the game changer we also had massive collections for Australia when they had bush fires, i didnt hear of any for the flooded English towns and villages |
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| Author: | MR T [ Thu Jul 23, 2020 1:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Foreign aid |
Dominic Raab slashes foreign aid to China after £71m taxpayers' cash paid in one yearThe Foreign Secretary has ordered £2.9 billion to be wiped from the aid budget this year in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, with a source stressing the “axe would fall” on China.  
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| Author: | bloodnock [ Thu Jul 23, 2020 5:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Foreign aid |
grandad wrote: I think the level of foreign aid is set in the statutes as a percentage of GDP. Who's statutes? |
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| Author: | bloodnock [ Thu Jul 23, 2020 5:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Foreign aid |
wannabeeahack wrote: grandad wrote: Quite simply, it is in the statute so wont be stopped. There is a worldwide agreement that various countries, including ours contribute something like 0.7% of GDP towards foreign aid and I don't think that this will be changing. this might be the game changer we also had massive collections for Australia when they had bush fires, i didnt hear of any for the flooded English towns and villages Koalas are cuddly wee things....Badgers not so much. |
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