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«This Coalition Government will be the first British government in history, and the first major country in the world, to honour the United Nations» commitment on international aid... Overseas development will reach 0.7 per cent of national income in 2013.»

We expect public sector net debt to hit the government's ceiling of 40 per cent of national income in 2009 - 10 and to rise to 41.2 per cent by 2012 - 13.

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NDP commitments include a two point cut in the small business tax rate (already implemented by the Conservatives); extension of the accelerated capital cost allowance for two years (already implemented by the Conservatives (but with a different phase in); an innovation tax credit for machinery used in research and development; an additional one cent of gas tax for the provinces for infrastructure; a transit infrastructure fund; increased funding for social housing; a major child care initiative; and, increasing ODA funding to 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI).

NDP promises include a two point cut in the small business tax rate (already implemented in the budget by the Conservatives); extension of the accelerated capital cost allowance for two years (also already implemented by the Conservatives); an innovation tax credit for machinery used in research and development; an additional one cent of gas tax for the provinces for infrastructure; a transit infrastructure fund; increased funding for social housing; a major child care initiative; increasing ODA funding to 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI); and restoring the 6 % annual escalator to the Canada Health Transfer.

Close to one - in - five Canadians (17 %) believe that Canada spends more than the UN target of 0.7 per cent of gross national income on overseas development assistance.

While in 1970, 25 per cent of income generally went for rent, today, according to National Low - Income Housing Coalition reports, that percentage for many renters, especially the poor, has doincome generally went for rent, today, according to National Low - Income Housing Coalition reports, that percentage for many renters, especially the poor, has doIncome Housing Coalition reports, that percentage for many renters, especially the poor, has doubled.

Currently, Australia invests 0.37 % of our national income in overseas aid, or just 37 cents of every $ 100.

The City of Manchester is the third most deprived local authority area in England, with 20 per cent of residents claiming income support - twice the national average.

The top 0.1 per cent of households have increased their share of national income from 2 per cent in 1980 to almost 10 per cent today.

The working class now receives a smaller share of national income — in the ten years to 1976 wages accounted for 60 %, but in the ten years to 2006 this had fallen to 54 per cent.

The last Conservative manifesto contained a commitment not just to spend 0.7 per cent of national income on overseas aid, but also to «legislate in the first session of a new Parliament to lock in this level of spending for every year from 2013.»

And while the US increased its aid budget by 14 per cent, it remains one of the lowest donors, contributing just 0.19 per cent of its gross national income, compared to 0.33 per cent in the UK and 0.38 per cent in France.

Among the party's other policies: a # 50bn a year cut in spending, a 31 per cent flat rate of income tax, the abolition of national insurance, a five - year freeze on new immigrants settling in Britain, a ban on wearing the burka in public - and in some private — buildings, and boot camps for young offenders.

Under Labour's plans 95 per cent of taxpayers will be guaranteed no increase in their income tax contributions and everyone will be protected from any increase in personal National Insurance Contributions and VAT.

Mr Osborne announced an increase in the threshold before workers start paying income tax to # 8,105, financial support for first - time home buyers, a two per cent cut to corporation tax this year, a tax on private jets, a clampdown on non-doms, the introduction of # 140 flat - rate state pension, a review into a merger of national insurance and income tax and a fair fuel stabiliser, including a 1p cut on fuel duty.

In the coming Budget, we will become the first G8 country to realise the historic promise to spend 0.7 per cent of national income on aid.

In 1997, when Labour came to power, people were left with 34.5 per cent of their gross income after taxes, national insurance, mortgage or rent.

In a policy described as «hard - headed - but not hard - hearted», the Tories reiterated their commitment to spending 0.7 per cent of national income on international development, meeting the target set by the United Nations.

In the summer a National Audit Office (NAO) report showed money was being wasted because civil servants were struggling to hit the legal requirement of spending 0.7 per cent of the nation's income on overseas aid.

In this respect, Britain is again falling behind other Western countries, with healthcare expenditure averaging only 6.9 per cent of the national income between 1980 and 2013.

In the third quarter of 2017, the national household debt - to - disposable income ratio reached a record 171 per cent.

Petra Hedorfer, chief executive, German National Tourist Board, sees the latest results as further proof of the increasing attractiveness of Germany as a holiday destination: «According to the IPK, in the last two years (2013 and 2014) the leisure travel market from Europe and overseas have each grown more than seven per cent - more than the entire incoming tourism for each of those years.

Petra Hedorfer, chief executive of the German National Tourist Board, explained: «Both in the first half of the year and in the summer season, the incoming has clearly once more gained dynamic momentum: from January to September 2016 the increase in international overnights remained high at 1.6 per cent, but we will generate twice as much growth this year.

The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), the peak body for Australia's aid groups, has published a detailed analysis, saying Australia's aid contribution as a share of gross national income in 2017 - 18 will be 0.22 per cent, «once again plunging aid to new all - time low levels of generosity» and failing to match - up to the reality of global challenges, like climate change, food crises and the insecurity faced by displaced people.