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Starmer leaves door open for more tax rises and spending cuts in spring Budget

The Independent

The Independent

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BRITAIN’S wasteful foreign aid budget is to finally be slashed — with billions of pounds diverted to defence instead.
The Sun
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a major boost to the UK’s defence budget, raising it from the current 2.3% to 2.5% of GDP starting in 2027.
Euronews
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PM Keir Starmer will have to find the money to boost defence spending from somewhere
Daily Express
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In order to fund the increase, UK spending on development assistance aid will be cut from 0.5 per cent of gross national income to 0.3 per cent in the next two years.
Daily Mail

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