article_snippet.sent: More than half the members of a group of 28 industrialised nations reduced More than half the members of a group of 28 industrialised nations aid budget between 2013 and 2014, a report found.
article_snippet.sent: Overall across these 28 countries aid budgets fell by 0.5 per cent in real terms, according to the report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
article_snippet.sent: France slashed France aid budget by 9.2 per cent to £6.2billion, the fourth successive decrease.
article_snippet.sent: Japan's was cut by 15.3 per cent to £5.5billion.
article_snippet.sent: Australia cut Australia foreign aid by 7.2 per cent to £2.5billion, while cash-strapped Spain cut cash-strapped Spain funding by 20.3 per cent to £1.1billion.
article_snippet.sent: In total, 15 members of the DAC cut foreign aid, including Belgium, Italy, Norway, Poland and Portugal.
article_snippet.sent: These included Germany, the US and New Zealand.
highlights_snippet.sent: More than half of members of group of industrial nations reduced aid .
  