Soft power funding

There's more taxpayer money heading to the World Service in the next financial year. The Budget document says " In 2025-26, the settlement [to the Foreign Office] provides an increase in funding to the BBC World Service, protecting existing foreign language service provision and its mission to deliver globally trusted media, in support of the UK’s global presence and soft power". 

No clue yet as to the exact figure. The resource budget for the FCO is set to increase in real terms by 0.6%, to £8.3bn.