Jukka Lepikkö wrote that 30 billion euros was a large amount to be given abroad while Finland's economy was in difficulties. He referred to the views of British economist Peter Bauer, according to whom in development aid the poor of rich countries transfer money to the rich of poor countries, and criticized the fact that Finland took on debt to provide money for aid abroad. According to Lepikkö, Finland became indebted and violated EU treaties when the debt ratio was 90 percent. He believed that the debt had built a large public sector, which also included the task of providing support to foreign countries. According to him, development aid led to dependency on support and increased immigration from Africa. Lepikkö referred to Zambian economist Dambisa Moyo, who argued that development aid harmed Africa and that dependency on support hindered positive development by corrupting local markets. He wrote that development aid should be stopped. #kehitysapu #velka #talous (translated)



