The British government allows the vote to withdraw 4 billion pounds of foreign aid cuts Reuters

LONDON (Reuters)-The British government said it will let Parliament hold a vote on Tuesday to overturn the decision to cut overseas aid spending by about 4 billion pounds ($5.6 billion) a year.

The Ministry of Finance announced in November that it would cut aid spending from 0.7% of national income to 0.5%, breaking its pre-election commitments in 2019, but still making overseas aid spending more generous than most wealthy countries.

Treasury Secretary Sunak wrote in a statement to Parliament on Monday that he would only revoke the decision when the UK no longer needs to borrow to meet daily needs and the basic indicator of public debt is declining.

The UK’s budget deficit last year was close to 300 billion pounds, accounting for 14% of GDP. Government budget forecasters said in March that they did not expect the daily expenditure budget to reach equilibrium before 2025.

However, the Speaker of the House of Commons Jacobs-Mogg said that after blocking a separate vote on policy decisions, the government will allow Parliament to vote on whether to restore aid funds to 0.7% of national income.

“Does this court want to see public finances under reasonable control…? Or, on the other hand, do we want to further put pressure on our stressed taxpayers? This will be a question for tomorrow’s debate,” Reese- Mogg told the council.

The Conservative government led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson has 82 seats in parliament and usually passes legislation with little difficulty.

However, some Conservative MPs voted with opposition parties in previous attempts to reverse the cuts.

The conservative former prime ministers Theresa May and David Cameron, as well as church leaders and charities all criticized the cut. May said it would damage the reputation of the world’s poorest country and the UK, while saving money Relatively small.

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