Non-government organisations have hit out at the Coalition after it cut foreign aid in the Federal Budget, calling the move “selfish” and “short-sighted”.
Key points:
- Total aid expenditure will fall by more than $115 million
- Parts of the aid budget are being repurposed and given a sharper strategic edge
- The Pacific has largely been spared, but aid to South Asia and South-East Asia will be cut
Total aid expenditure will fall by $117 million, with the aid budget dropping from $4.16 billion this financial year to $4.04 billion in 2019/20.
The Budget forecasts that aid spending will continue to basically flatline until 2022/23, when the Government has promised to build in spending …
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