article_snippet.sent: The new total includes estimates of parts of the black economy such as prostitution and drug running.
article_snippet.sent: The new accounting rules are being phased in and the Department for International Development said The new accounting rules would only apply from 2016.
article_snippet.sent: A highly critical Commons report found that ministers had splurged large amounts in the final months – with few checks –
article_snippet.sent: And last November an independent report slammed DfID for a failure to tackle corruption in developing countries.
highlights_snippet.sent: New accounting rules could see budget increase by £1bn over two years .
  