BBC NEWS | Business | 'Huge surge' in charity donations: "Huge surge' in charity donations
Woman walks past houses destroyed by Asian tsunami
More than a quarter of donations went to overseas causes
Charity giving in the UK rose by an inflation-busting 8.6% to £10.9bn in 2005/06, driven by donations to international disasters, a report says.
Global disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and the Asian tsunami meant global causes were key beneficiaries, the Charities Aid Foundation found.
The surge in donations compares to inflation which stood at 2.5% last year and three times the rate of UK growth.
Cancer Research was the UK's most popular charity in terms of donations."
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