UK aid spending topped £14billion for the first time in 2017, official figures on taxpayer cash spent in other countries reveals today. UK aid spending topped £14billion (red line) for the first time in 2017, official figures on taxpayer cash spent in other countries reveals today. 'We are spending UK aid where it is most needed, saving lives and helping poorer countries prosper. About 63 per cent of aid spending is ploughed directly into other countries by the UK, with the remaining 37 per cent spent via multinational aid agencies. Aid spending was also used to respond to new Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo, supplying vaccines and personnel to treat patients.

Source: Daily Mail November 29, 2018 15:09 UTC