article_snippet: Foreign aid spending could outstrip the defence budget within 15 years, according to an analysis published last night.
article_snippet: Research conducted by the House of Commons Library found aid spending could eclipse defence by 2030/31, assuming current spending changes continue under successive governments.
article_snippet: According to an analysis published last night, defence spending will be £27.1 billion by 2031, but the aid budget will be £28.3 billion, the Daily Telegraph reported.
article_snippet: In recent years, the Department for International Development has seen the Department for International Development budget increase sharply as ministers try to hit the target of spending 0.7 per cent of GDP on aid.
article_snippet: The most senior civil servant at the Ministry of Defence said: 'In terms of spending, the promise we have made is that the equipment budget, which is £160 billion over the next decade, that will grow by 1% in real terms in each year of the next parliament. '
highlights_snippet: According to analysis, defence spending by 2031 would be £27.1 billion .
  
highlights_snippet: If spending changes continue, foreign aid budget would be £28.3billion .
  Department for International Development has seen sharp budget increase .
  