16 March 2014
Article found here from bbc.com
Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, is a struggling country in Southeast Asia currently receiving £60m per year from the UK. Due to several political reforms and laws passed in Myanmar, several members of Parliament say that the UK should increase the funds they send to this less-developed country to £100m. Though some object and say that doing this would be naive and that Myanmar's power is still too shaky (the military still has quite a bit of control), these MPs say that the UK should take this chance to help out the economy and democracy of a growing country.
I think that it's really cool that the UK is doing what they can to help the government and people of Myanmar. These people are doing what they can to improve their own country, and it's important to support them in promoting democracy in their own country. On the other hand, I agree that sending too much money without being careful would be a naive thing to do; if the UK did decide to increase the funds they send by £40m per year, I think they would need to first make sure that their money was going to the places in order to best serve the people of Myanmar.
I agree with both sides of your argument. Increasing funds would be great, but then again, there are some cons to it. If they do end up raising there funds, they should find a specific area of Myanmar that needs help whether it be education, health, jobs, etc. intead of giving them a large sum, it would be wise to give it to them in a budget with a specific amount for a specific area.
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