britain met the target of spending 0.7 per cent of gdp on aid last year, totalling £11.7 billion  spending on overseas aid is set to soar by an extra £1 billion over the next two years under new rules set by the european union, it emerged yesterday.  the department for international development dfid is preparing to change accounting methods to bring britain in line with eu countries which will make it much harder to meet the controversial aid target in the next parliament.  sponsored  the uk already spends more than any other country on international agencies and is the second largest aid donor in the world.  official figures released yesterday by the government show that britain met the target of spending 0.7 per cent of gdp on aid last year, totalling £11.7 billion.  they also showed that most of the extra cash had gone
overseas aid must rise by £1bn in next two years, says europe