TJC1 Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34176846 news that the Uk is first G7 nation to hit UN aid targets...0.7% of gdp or 12bn... But should we be giving aid to India? Pakistan? what do we think? And in a year where we will see billions in cuts to domestic services have we got our priorities right? Mmmm ---------- Post added 08-09-2015 at 17:54 ---------- I think we probably go overboard with aid....the uk give more than Australia, Norway and Sweden combined. ---------- Post added 08-09-2015 at 17:56 ---------- billion.[1][2][3] European Union – $86.66 billion United States – $31.55 billion United Kingdom – $17.88 billion Germany – $14.06 billion Japan – $11.79 billion France – $11.38 billion Sweden – $5.83 billion Norway – $5.58 billion Netherlands – $5.44 billion Canada – $4.91 billion Australia – $4.85 billion Italy – $3.25 billion Switzerland – $3.20 billion Denmark – $2.93 billion Belgium – $2.28 billion Spain – $2.20 billion South Korea – $1.74 billion Finland – $1.44 billion Austria – $1.17 billion Ireland – $0.82 billion Portugal – $0.48 billion Poland – $0.47 billion New Zealand – $0.46 billion Luxembourg – $0.43 billion Greece – $0.31 billion Czech Republic – $0.21 billion Slovak Republic – $0.09 billion Slovenia – $0.06 billion Iceland – $0.04 billion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 No we shouldn't. That bloke from Tata is worth billions, let him put his hand in pocket. To top it off the cheeky sod wanted money from the government for forgemasters to upgrade some doodad or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomgeg Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 TJC1. I must be missing something, I can't see any of the oil rich Arab States on your list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyM Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 I think that it's a little bit too much. It could be reduced to, say 0.5% of the GDP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamston Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 I don't think 0.7% of GDP is too much to give for foreign aid . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 We are either stopping or have stopped aid to India. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJC1 Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 Some rich countries on that list obviously think charity starts at home... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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