UK poised to miss reduced aid spending target of 0.3% of national income

• The UK is on course to miss its target of spending 0.3% of national income on international aid by an estimated £400m by the end of next year, according to the Center for Global Development. • The Treasury's central forecast implies UK aid at only 0.29% of national income - £410m less than anticipated; researchers said a £580m shortfall (0.28%) was 'very plausible', and even the most conservative forecast implies £250m less. • The CGD attributed the shortfall to higher than expected inflation, which raises national income, and a 2025 policy change around the Foreign, Commonwealth and...