“UK to cut its international aid budget 40% from 2027” by Rasool

Yesterday UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that in order to fund increased defence spending, the international aid budget will be cut from 0.5% of gross national income to 0.3% in 2027. This follows a cut in November 2020 which reduced the level from 0.7% to 0.5% https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-defence-spending-reach-25-gdp-by-2027-pm-starmer-says-2025-02-25/ --- First published: February 26th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/DkoiwzMn9Cev6tihv/uk-to-cut-its-international-aid-budget-40-from-2027 --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.