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Today

[The Spending Review will include details
on public sector pay, NHS funding and money for the
devolved administrations in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Mr Sunak will also set out the extent of the damage done
to the UK economy by the coronavirus pandemic.
The government's Covid response has led
to huge spending and borrowing rises.

The chancellor is expected to begin his statement
at around 12:30 GMT following Prime Minister's Questions.]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-55061432

One area he could upset
is the Foreign Aid which is at 7%
some reports say he may reduce that to 5%

[Kizzy]

He can't touch payments to the devolved governments and the NHS is off limits as I don't think he'd dare suggest it. So yeah, I'd say shamefully the public sector will be hit and aid slashed. Mind you slashing aid while negotiating trade is a risky business.
I think he'll go for tax hikes and an interest rate cut.

[Oliver_W]

Sunak is currently a bit of a "Golden Boy" when it comes to this current government, he seems to be the only one who's competent and liked by the general public, and I wonder if he'll be able to keep that popularity after this budget, obviously some people are gonna be pissed off at him.

But either way I still think he'll be PM within a year or two.

[arista]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...id-crisis.html

[The full cost of Covid pandemic revealed: Rishi Sunak admits
economy won't recover from devastating 11.3% drop in GDP
until the END of 2022
with unemployment set to soar to 2.6million
and national debt to record levels

Rishi Sunak is unveiling his spending
review with billions of pounds more
spending to shore up economy
Chancellor's plans being revealed alongside
grim forecasts from Office for Budget Responsibility watchdog
Fears borrowing will reach £400billion
this year and the unemployment rate
could hit 8 per cent in mid-2021]



Grim Times.

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David Cameron
has been talking on TV news
about the Temp reduction of Foreign Aid
from 0.7 to 0.5


[Spending review 2020: UK economy to shrink 11.3%
this year - as Rishi Sunak commits nearly £300bn to COVID crisis
The chancellor tells MPs the "economic emergency" from the
coronavirus pandemic "has only just begun".]

https://news.sky.com/story/spending-...risis-12141903

[Oliver_W]

Cutting foreign aid is better than cutting benefits or public services, obviously.

[Ammi]

Foreign Office minister resigns as Sunak cuts aid budget...


Boris Johnson was struggling to contain a Conservative revolt as a Foreign Office minister resigned after the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, announced he was breaking a manifesto promise by cutting the overseas aid budget by a third and ending the Tory commitment to spend 0.7% of gross national income on aid.

Lady Sugg, whose brief includes sustainable development, submitted her resignation to Johnson in protest against the cut.

Sunak insisted the cut reflected people’s priorities at a time of unprecedented economic emergency. But Sugg, a close ally of David Cameron and enthusiastic advocate of girls’ education, did not appear at the Lords dispatch box to answer questions on the aid cut that formed the most controversial measure in Sunak’s spending review.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/uk-foreign...130233073.html

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Sunak is currently a bit of a "Golden Boy" when it comes to this current government, he seems to be the only one who's competent and liked by the general public, and I wonder if he'll be able to keep that popularity after this budget, obviously some people are gonna be pissed off at him.

But either way I still think he'll be PM within a year or two.

He's a charlatan and I've always viewed him as such. His smug face was everywhere when he was dishing out eat out to help out (he even got his own branding), but he disappeared off the planet when it contributed to the 2nd lockdown, and it was time to feed kids.

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Cutting foreign aid is better than cutting benefits or public services, obviously.

The "all lives matter" crowd will be furious.

[arista]

[Rishi Sunak warns 'economic emergency has only just begun']

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55072447

[Official forecasts now predict the biggest economic decline in 300 years.

The UK economy is expected to shrink
by 11.3% this year and not return to
its pre-crisis size until the end of 2022.
Government borrowing will rise to its highest
outside of wartime to deal with the economic impact.]

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by arista

[Rishi Sunak warns 'economic emergency has only just begun']

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55072447

[Official forecasts now predict the biggest economic decline in 300 years.

The UK economy is expected to shrink
by 11.3% this year and not return to
its pre-crisis size until the end of 2022.
Government borrowing will rise to its highest
outside of wartime to deal with the economic impact.]

BoE warned yesterday that ND brexit will do more harm to the economy than the pandemic. Why is it that the government are only worried about one of those things?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Ammi

Foreign Office minister resigns as Sunak cuts aid budget...


Boris Johnson was struggling to contain a Conservative revolt as a Foreign Office minister resigned after the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, announced he was breaking a manifesto promise by cutting the overseas aid budget by a third and ending the Tory commitment to spend 0.7% of gross national income on aid.

Lady Sugg, whose brief includes sustainable development, submitted her resignation to Johnson in protest against the cut.

Sunak insisted the cut reflected people’s priorities at a time of unprecedented economic emergency. But Sugg, a close ally of David Cameron and enthusiastic advocate of girls’ education, did not appear at the Lords dispatch box to answer questions on the aid cut that formed the most controversial measure in Sunak’s spending review.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/uk-foreign...130233073.html

No need to Resign, it is a Temporary Measure

[Ammi]

...it was asked not to be cut by charities because it could be a very permanent measure for people living in aid reliant African countries.....as opposed to the defence budget that seems to be a plenty and would much more be a ‘temporary measure’ thing to look at...

[arista]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...it was asked not to be cut by charities because it could be a very permanent measure for people living in aid reliant African countries.....as opposed to the defence budget that seems to be a plenty and would much more be a ‘temporary measure’ thing to look at...

Yes Of Course
it will affect African nations
but he has no other choice.


https://news.sky.com/story/spending-...n-aid-12142065
David Cameron video on this link

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[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by arista

Yes Of Course
it will affect African nations
but he has no other choice.


https://news.sky.com/story/spending-...n-aid-12142065
David Cameron video on this link

How about the money they've thrown away on useless PPE because the cash was for their mates?

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Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

How about the money they've thrown away on useless PPE because the cash was for their mates?

Yes Shocking.

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by arista

Yes Shocking.

So are you admitting that they had a choice, and they chose to give billions of taxpayer money to their friends and donors?

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