Quote Originally Posted by baggiematt View Post
Really easy to check facts and figures online Al. EU has provided more direct aid per GDP and GDP per capita than the US.

You also need to get a grasp that inflation is the total sum of all normal bills, not just one element. So 3.3% is lower than 5% council tax increases, but other normal costs havent risen by 5%. Public sector wage rises are massively higher than private for the last few years. Theyve done quite well actually compared to the rest of the country and better than inflation.
Don?t know where you are checking Matt!!

Who are Ukraine?s largest donors?
The US has committed the largest amount of aid to Ukraine, providing 114.64 billion euros ($134bn) between January 24, 2022 and June 30, 2025, of which:

Military aid ? 64.6 billion euros ($75bn)
Financial aid ? 46.6 billion euros ($54bn)
Humanitarian aid ? 3.4 billion euros ($4bn)
The EU (Commission and Council) is the second biggest donor at 63.19 billion euros ($74bn), followed by Germany (21.29 billion euros or $25bn), the UK (18.6 billion euros or $21bn) and Japan (13.57 billion euros or $15bn).

As for food bills they have increased on average from 3.6% to 5.2% but hey it depends on what people eat😭. I can?t think of any household bill that?s less than 4% unless you live in a s hit hole!

Inflation covers every cost so not just bills and groceries. Many do not have the luxury of jumping on comfy trains, or planes and even many pensioners can not afford cars just like some of our NHS staff.

NATO are trying to bring their defence spending to I believe 3.5% of GDP. So that?s an extra 1% for the UK. Where will this come from?

Are you disagreeing that some NATO countries contribute zero for Ukraine or peanuts and here lies the crux of the argument!