We begin with afghanistan because the International Monetary Fund has decided to withhold funds it was scheduled to disperse to the country on monday, saying that it was due to a lack of clarity within the international community as to whether the taliban should be recognised as the government in the country. The Us Treasury had earlier blocked the taliban from accessing some 9. 5 Billion in reserves held in the us. All this throwing the Future of the Countrys Economy into question as Nick Marsh explains much of Afghanistans Budget comes from overseas sources. When it comes to afghanistan, it is useful to break it down in several ways. Foreign cash makes up a massive three quarters of the afghan budget and developed nations have pledged another 12 Million to afghanistan but this will likely be slashed now that the taliban have taken over. In fact the german Foreign Minister said that his Country Wouldnt be giving another sent to afghanistan now that the taliban are in charge. And thats
WIth the leaked Cctv Footage. BorIsjohnson says hIs plans for EndIng InequalItIes In the Uk Wont make rIcher areas poorer. GIve musIcIans a faIr share of the hundreds of mIllIons of pounds Record Labels earn from streamIng, say a group of mps. Good Afternoon And Welcome to Bbc News. Sugar and salt should be taxed and FruIt And Vegetables prescrIbed by the nhs In order to Improve our dIets, an Independent revIew has saId. The report, led by the busInessman henry dImbleby, says the taxes raIsed could also be used to extend Free School Meals to more chIldren. Mr dImbleby saId that poor eatIng habIts cause horrIfIc health harms. But the Food Industry says new taxes could Increase the prIce of food and when asked about the revIew, borIsjohnson saId that he Is not In favour of RaIsIng Taxes on food. Heres our Correspondent EllIe PrIce. Maureen has got a number of physIcal and Mental Health Issues. She knows she needs to eat more fresh food but Its somethIng she cant afford wIthout the help o
we start with the social media app tiktok because its ceo has vowed to keep on fighting after the us house of representatives passed a bill that could see the app banned in america. shou zi chew released a video on tiktok threatening legal action and warning that if the bill becomes law it will mean the end of tiktok for its 170 million users in the us. we ll hearfrom him injust a moment, but first, here s our us business correspondent erin delmore who has been following developments on capitol hill. the houseboat sets the stage for what could become an ultimatum to tiktok chinese owned company bytedance. selby avenue or it will be banned. there is a way to go between here and there. it needs to go through this and it faces an uncertain future. the senate majority leader has been noncommittal about whether he will bring it up for a vote. some studies are only about to vote against it. if it does move through the senate, president biden that he will sign it. components of the