Tag: budget
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Reaching the 0.7% target is Labour’s legacy – but Osbornomics mean the aid budget is nearly £5.5 billion less than it should have been
LCID responds to Budget 2013 Labour’s legacy is realised today as Britain becomes the first G8 nation to meet the historic commitment to the 0.7% aid target. The path to today started on 1st May 1997. It was a Labour government that set up DFID as an independent department, that secured the deal on debt
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LCID reacts to the 2010 Budget
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling today delivered the final budget before the election – and Britain has kept its promise to the worlds’ poorest. The Department for International Development will have a budget of £7.8billion in the next financial year, up from £6.3billion in 2009-10. This £1.5 billion increase will provide vital
Labour Campaign for International Development 