This Eurozone Crisis thing

hutch · 11th November 2011, 08:17 PM

The Chancellor is saying that this going to greatly effect our economy (no shit, Sherlock). What would happen if the Government, just for one year, didnt give any aid money to the third world countries. I dont know how much we give out in International aid, but i'm sure we could sort ourselves out if we didnt give anymore handouts.

Thoughts and comments please?

joemcdokes · 11th November 2011, 08:21 PM

I got a phone call off Oxfam today and they said my donation helped pay for a bag of fertiliser, to be honest I would rather that it had paid for someone to have a decent meal but there you go.

Gingga · 11th November 2011, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by joemcdokes

I got a phone call off Oxfam today and they said my donation helped pay for a bag of fertiliser, to be honest I would rather that it had paid for someone to have a decent meal but there you go.

It will in a round about way, unlike all the money this and the previous government gave away it just goes into the back pockets of officials.

ChrisHunt · 11th November 2011, 08:25 PM

I'd rather we take a bit of a hit and continue to give aid money then not give it and do a bit better.

Flared Hicks · 11th November 2011, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Gingga

It will in a round about way, unlike all the money this and the previous government gave away it just goes into the back pockets of officials.

unless the fertiliser gets used in a bomb to blow up British troops

Pseudonym Number 1 · 11th November 2011, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by hutch

The Chancellor is saying that this going to greatly effect our economy (no shit, Sherlock). What would happen if the Government, just for one year, didnt give any aid money to the third world countries. I dont know how much we give out in International aid, but i'm sure we could sort ourselves out if we didnt give anymore handouts.

Thoughts and comments please?

Its a drop in the ocean in the grand scheme of things.....

Gingga · 11th November 2011, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Flared Hicks

unless the fertiliser gets used in a bomb to blow up British troops

Well there is that, but i prefer to think it is getting used for the correct reasons.

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Originally Posted by Pseudonym Number 1

Its a drop in the ocean in the grand scheme of things.....

Every penny counts though?

hutch · 11th November 2011, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Pseudonym Number 1

Its a drop in the ocean in the grand scheme of things.....

so how much do we give then?

Pseudonym Number 1 · 11th November 2011, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Gingga

Every penny counts though?

True, but its intended to help those who need it the most.
Its just a shame it mostly gets diverted into warlords back pockets.
The real problem is the wasting of resources....

hutch · 11th November 2011, 08:35 PM

I am not going to profess to know what this means but there are significant numbers involved!!

The UK’s Gross Public Expenditure on Development (GPEX) amounted to £9,007m in 2010/11. The DFID aid programme accounted for £7,689m (85%) of this expenditure.
GPEX increased to £9,007m in 2010/11 from £7,767m in 2009/10. This represents an increase of £1,240m (16%).
Excluding debt relief, GPEX totalled £8,829m in 2010/11; this represents an increase of £1,161m (15%) over the 2009/10 total of £7,668m.
In the calendar year 2010 the UK reported £8,452m as Official Development Assistance (ODA), making the UK the 2nd largest OECD-DAC donor on this internationally agreed classification of aid. The UK’s ODA/ GNI ratio for 2010 was 0.57 per cent.
In 2010/11 £4,254m (55%) of the DFID programme was bilateral assistance and £3,222m (42%) was multilateral assistance. The remaining £214m (3%) was spent on administration costs.