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Old 05-12-2018, 16:00   #4411
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Re: Brexit

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Originally Posted by Carth View Post
here's a thought:

if we remain in the EU can we then stop sending £billions in foreign aid to countries that just pi$$ it up the wall?

after all, we will remain trading partners with the largest trading block in the world right on our doorstep
As we spend more on foreign aid, than the EU (£7.7bn/1.1% of GDP vs. £4.7bn/0.7% of GDP) we'll be quids in! Seriously though, only 15% of the foreign aid budget on humanitarian aid. The rest goes on international organisations or bilateral aid to aid the UKs interests abroad - see aid to Pakistan to prevent the rise of anti-UK sentiment as an example. Bribes basically.

Spending source - https://www.statista.com/chart/4520/...o-uk-taxes-go/
Aid recipients - https://fullfact.org/economy/uk-spending-foreign-aid/
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