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Church aid organizations in Britain have expressed their strong disappointment over the UK Government's Spring Budget which prioritizes military spending over humanitarian aid to developing countries.
The budget, which the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt presented to the Commons last week, includes a commitment to increase the defence budget by £11 billion over the next five years, nearly 2.25 per cent of the gross domestic product , after the UK in 2020 reduced its overseas aid from the UN target of 0.7% to 0.55% of its gross national income in order to free up more cash for domestic spending during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Christian Aid, the ecumenical Christian charity supporting developing countries, also expressed strong criticism. “From conflict to climate change, the poorest and most vulnerable communities are facing challenges like never before. Yet this budget fails once again to deliver the finance needed”, said the charity’s chief of UK advocacy, Sophie Powell.
In a previous letter addressed on February 2 to the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the leaders of Cafod, Christian Aid and the international Christian relief charity Tearfund, urged the UK to restore the aid budget, saying its financial support for Ukraine must not be at the cost of aid to other areas of the world in crisis.
According to a recent opinion poll commissioned by Christian Aid, 53% of the British public agree the UK should be a leader in providing humanitarian aid and peacebuilding in countries facing crisis.
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