International issues
UK aid budget
The 2010 Spending Review set out plans to meet the Government’s commitment to spend 0.7% of Gross National Income (GNI) on Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 2013. This is in line with the UK’s international commitments to help those living in extreme poverty in our world.
The Spending Review also set out how Department for International Development (DfID) will change the way it delivers in order to achieve maximum impact with the aid the UK provides, ensure value for money for the UK taxpayer and further improve transparency and accountability. The Government has set up the Independent Commission for Aid Impact to assess all ODA spending to maximise value for money and effectiveness in all programmes. DfID is becoming a leaner organisation by significantly reducing back-office costs – running costs will account for only 2% of total spending by 2015, compared to a global donor average of 4%.
The Government has also introduced a new UK Aid Transparency Guarantee to make our aid fully transparent to citizens both in the UK and in recipient countries.
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