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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

UK government accused of using Covid vaccines to cut aid budget ‘on the sly’

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Boris Johnson’s government has been accused of slashing aid spending “on the sly” by using Covid vaccine donations to developing countries in its planned budget.

Analysis by the Centre for Global Development (CGD) claimed that by overestimating the cost of providing the vaccines to developing countries, the government could reduce the amount it spent on aid by around £171m.

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