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MPs vote to keep international development budget at 0.5% of GDP

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Published on: 14 July 2021

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LNB News 14/07/2021

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Issue Date: 14 July 2021

Published Date: 14 July 2021

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

Article summary

Members of Parliament have voted on 13 July 2021 to keep the international development budget at 0.5% of GDP, rather than the statutory target of 0.7%, as reported in Hansard. Per sections 1 and 3 of the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act 2015, the government has a duty to reach a contribution of 0.7% of GDP, although the provisions are not binding, with the government then having a duty to lay a statement before Parliament if the target is not reached.

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