He said aid spending would rise to 0.7% again when fiscal conditions allowed, but did not set a target date. "To cut our aid budget by a third in a year when millions more will fall into extreme poverty will make not just them poorer, but us poorer in the eyes of the world," Hunt said. "The cut in the aid budget - made worse by no set date for restoration - is shameful and wrong," he said on Twitter, urging lawmakers to vote against the measure. Sunak said Britain would still be the second-highest aid donor in the Group of 7 developed economies behind Germany. "Cutting the aid budget during a global pandemic is like closing fire stations during a heatwave," said Patrick Watt, Director of Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns at Christian Aid.

Source: bd News24 November 25, 2020 15:00 UTC