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Should the government increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

Should the United Kingdom increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

The United Kingdom is currently ranked #2 in the total amount of foreign aid spending per year ($13.66B) and ranked #6 in foreign aid spending as a percentage of GDP (.56%).

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Response rates from 132k UK voters.

33%
Increase
47%
Decrease
26%
Increase
37%
Decrease
8%
Increase, but only for countries that have no human rights violations
4%
Decrease, and deny aid to countries that harbour or promote terrorism
4%
Decrease, until we drastically reduce our national budget deficit
2%
Decrease, and we should not give foreign aid to any countries

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 @5J6D3CGanswered…6yrs6Y

Decrease and stop giving India most of it; it's a BRICS nation for god's sake!

 @8SMSXHTanswered…5yrs5Y

Aid should be humanitarian in nature and in the form of goods delivered direct to those who need it, not cash to corrupt governments and agencies who redirect it for their own purposes.

 @5BSKZTWfrom Wigan  answered…6yrs6Y

Increase for very poor countries including those poor countries suffering natural disasters. Monitor situations carefully-e.g., why give to India which, overall, is rich enough to have advanced technological projects in some areas?

 @BCTJ8XTanswered…2mos2MO

Increase, but take greater care to ensure aid reaches its intended targets and not corrupt officials

 @8SKPVCJanswered…5yrs5Y

Government need to sort out poverty in the uk

 @BDYRW7C answered…2wks2W

Abolish. No Foreign Aid.

 @9WTN5BT  from Maine  answered…1mo1MO

Increase but only after we reduce our budget deficit.

 @BDHYWBP answered…1mo1MO

Decrease until we reduce our budget deficit however some countries should recieve more and others less

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