# Hague offers donations for church groups

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2000/01/27/hague-offers-donations-church-groups/
- Published: 2000-01-27T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Party leader William Hague has announced that the Conservative Party is thinking
about funding small Christian and community charities using a “voucher” scheme. 

Party leader William Hague has announced that the Conservative Party is thinking
about funding small Christian and community charities using a “voucher” scheme. 
The vouchers, worth about £35, would enable adults to donate to their favourite 
local charity. The money would be funded from authorities’ discretionary grant funding.

Read Ruth Gledhill’s Hague plans charity vouchers at The Times.

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