British government seeks to expand public’s charitable donations
The green paper on giving — which outlines the government’s initial proposals to encourage individuals to donate time and money for social causes at a time of deep budget cuts — asks banks and ATM providers how Britain can imitate a system of giving adopted by Colombia and elsewhere.
“It could be done in lots of ways,” British Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude, who published the document. told Sky News. “There could be a general fund for supporting a range of charities.
