Budget Quote by Nicola Sturgeon

Scotland's relationship with Malawi is perhaps unique - with almost every town or village in Scotland having some connection.

— Nicola Sturgeon

The truth of the matter is that countries the world over have deficits. Let us remember this about Scotland's deficit: it was not created…

— Nicola Sturgeon

But the fact that we had to devalue by 40% at once means that Malawians are feeling the shock, the impact of that huge…

— Joyce Banda

When I took over, the economy had almost collapsed. I told Malawians we needed to pass through difficult times. Two days ago I even…

— Joyce Banda

What I have said to my team is that at a point such as this, with 40% adjustment in our currency, it means that…

— Joyce Banda

An independent Scotland could afford pensions full stop - after all, it is our taxes and national insurance contributions that fund them now.

— Nicola Sturgeon

An independent Scotland - like all countries - will face challenges, and we will have our ups and downs. But the decisions about how…

— Nicola Sturgeon

Uganda's budget is 40 percent aid-dependent. Ghana's budget is 50 percent aid-dependent. Even if you cancel the debt, you don't eliminate that aid dependency.…

— George W. Bush

What I am saying every day to Malawians is that time has come for us to move from aid to trade. We have picked…

— Joyce Banda

We in Scotland need fiscal responsibility. Quite simply, we need to be responsible for what we raise in tax and what we spend in…

— Tom Hunter

It always depends on who you work with. It is not about the budget, not about the countries but about people.

— Ana de Armas

There's a unique thing about the UK, where you give a very generous foreign aid budget to support globally, which is spent wisely. We…

— Bill Gates