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Dedworth
28th November 2011, 10:24
I was looking at some annual cost figures over the weekend and it is clear that the countries priorities are totally warped :-
Current UK Foreign Aid budget £11.5 billion
Cost of Social Security Benefits £160 billion
Cost of EU Membership £28 billion (plus bailing out the basket cases)
Cost ot proposed Youth Employment scheme £2 bilion
and bringing up the rear something that impacts on just about every family in the country
Estimated cost if Govt funded all elderly care £1.7 billion
Terpe
28th November 2011, 10:34
What's the source ?
Dedworth
28th November 2011, 10:38
A few Telegraph, BBC Guardian articles I scanned through quoting official figures. I cant find the original article that prompted me to look it was about the Govt dragging its feet over the homecare issue - in a recent Times or Telegraph I think
grahamw48
28th November 2011, 12:00
I echo your sentiments, but I thought the overseas aid budget was more like 1 billion. :Erm:
Englishman2010
28th November 2011, 12:21
I echo your sentiments, but I thought the overseas aid budget was more like 1 billion. :Erm:
That's still a billion too much:rolleyes: We should sort out the problems here before we start giving money to countries that have their own nuclear capabilities:crazy:
tone
28th November 2011, 12:29
As ever something truly wrong with the Treasury!
This is just crazy - but its something we should be getting used to its been crazy for so many years now...
Dedworth
28th November 2011, 13:19
I echo your sentiments, but I thought the overseas aid budget was more like 1 billion. :Erm:
£12 billion :omg: Loads of it going to despots and dictators
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2065612/British-taxpayers-multi-billion-pound-international-aid-budget-devoured-world-corruption.html
Englishman2010
28th November 2011, 13:22
£12 billion :omg: Loads of it going to despots and dictators
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2065612/British-taxpayers-multi-billion-pound-international-aid-budget-devoured-world-corruption.html
How much do we spend on defence over throwing the despots and dictators we fund out of the overseas aid budget:doh
joebloggs
28th November 2011, 14:12
. I cant find the original article that prompted me to look it was about the Govt dragging its feet over the homecare issue - in a recent Times or Telegraph I think
planning for the future dedworth :D
i would rather see the gov give pensioners free gas and electricity :rolleyes:
grahamw48
28th November 2011, 14:18
How much do we spend on defence over throwing the despots and dictators we fund out of the overseas aid budget:doh
Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, Libya,Tunisia,Egypt,Syria...etc etc ?
I'm SICK of hearing about them. Let them sort their own problems out, and STOP letting all their troublemakers take shelter in OUR country !!! :angry:
Dedworth
29th November 2011, 15:56
Too little too late - The Chancellor has lopped £1 billion off the overseas "aid" budget
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2067619/Osborne-slash-millions-international-aid-budget-criticism-pouring-money-foreign-pockets-lavish.html
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