You The British Tax Payer Spends £46.9Million On Projects In China.

[anotheoldgit]

But that's not all:

£14.3million is spent to help fund the fishing industry in Nigeria.

Malawi received £360,000 for fish farming schemes while £611,000 was given to the international charity WorldFish, which works to improve fisheries and aquaculture to reduce hunger and poverty.

A further £263,000 was given to Nepal to develop fish farming and £616,000 to Zimbabwe to fund schemes for fish farmers.

In all, Britain sends £13.4billion of aid overseas each year, are you happy with this?

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/951540/foreign-aid-china-uk-pauline-latham-sam-gyimah

[THECORBYLOON]

I wasn't aware I had that much in my account to start with...

[Kromovaracun]

I don't object to it in principal. At 0.7% GNI, the sum is a very small proportion of our overall expenditure and because the pound is comparatively strong relative to less developed economies, those sums are capable of 'doing' far more in Nepal or China than the equivalent sums would do here. So it's an extremely small sum that has the potential to do a lot of good which would make a relatively small difference if it was spent here. It may seem like an extravagance, but if done right (an important 'if') it seems to me a more sensible way to try and make the world more secure than (say) chucking a handful of expensive missiles into long-foresaken warzones.

Of course, that's all subject to a long list of 'ifs', and foreign aid at its worst can of course bolster awful regimes, participate in global corruption networks and make the world worse. All the information on whether or not British foreign aid is a force for good in the world seems to me highly partisan and sensationalist, so I'm unsure what the truth is. If our foreign aid bill is misspent or mismanaged, though, I would prefer to improve the problems with it rather than scrap it altogether.

[steg]

I think China invested over 20 billion into uk in 2017 so maybe a good return

[anneasquith]

How many millions to " keep" the royal family? ( ever increasing )

[sp1814]

Some clarity required here.

According to the Department For International Development, we don’t provide aid to China. Instead we provide expertise to help China deliver their international development programmes more effectively,

According to the DFID, the UK ended traditional aid programmes to China in 2011.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy have programmes with China that cover trade and investment and grants to trusted independent delivery partners to tackle global issues and development challenges.

[dannyk13]

For Anne:-)
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/queens-finances-explained-you-need-3753404

[Voltage]

this is why we are "great britain" we help everyone who needs it!

[THECORBYLOON]

ANNE the Crown owns the Crown Estates (land and holdings) and money generated goes to the government. In return, the government pays a percentage back each year as the Sovereign Grant which replaced the old Civil List a few year ago.

[anneasquith]

From our taxes Corby ?

[-Talbot-]

I have no problem with giving aid but do have a problem how and where some of it is spent.

Have you understood the question, anne?

[dannyk13]

Anne, everything explained in my link.

[THECORBYLOON]

No, it is Crown property and the money generated goes to the government. In 2016/17 the Estate made a profit of £328.8 million.

[jackthehat]

Your taxes probably go to keeping Nicola Sturgeon in stiletto heels, anne...

[Mamyalynne]

Along with the majority here, I am happy with it generally though as we all know sometimes things aren't managed well.

[anneasquith]

No. Jth, she buys her own shoes ,.

[jackthehat]

From her salary.....paid by the tax-payer.....

[Mamyalynne]

Why are you diverting the thread Anne?

[albaqwerty]

What's the motto/proverb - can't quite remember it...

Give a man a fish and he'll feed his family,
teach a man to fish and he can feed his village.

Am all for it, IF the money is wisely spent.