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Budget 2021: Aviation complains of ‘slap in the face’ [subscription]
The budget was condemned as a “massive slap in the face” for airlines and airports after the chancellor failed even to mention the stricken aviation industry.
Leeds transport hopes rise with new government body set to move to the city
A new national infrastructure bank being in Leeds could create jobs and give the city a “sympathetic ear” from Government when it comes to its own spending plans for big projects.
Budget lacks detail on roads, rail, airports and sustainability
As expected, Covid impact and recovery took centre stage in chancellor Rishi Sunak’s second Budget statement yesterday but there was plenty of reason for the civil engineering industry to be positive about in the announcements, particularly with confirmation of the UK Infrastructure Bank.
Eight new freeport sites named
New freeports in England will be launched at East Midlands Airport, Liverpool, Felixstowe, Humber, Plymouth, Thames, Teesside, and Solent.
Thursday, 04 March 2021
The Telegraph
- Motorists to be hit by inflation-linked increase in car tax [subscription]Motorists received a Budget boost as fuel duty has been frozen for the 11th year in succession – but they will be hit by an inflation-linked increase in car tax.
Times Online
- Plans to move away from oil boom come with costs of their own [subscription]When he rises in the Commons today to deliver his delayed budget, we know chancellor Rishi Sunak will be committing nearly £58 million to what the UK Treasury calls “green growth” in Scotland and the jobs that stimulus can deliver. More than half the total — £32 million — is destined for Scotland’s northeast, centred on Aberdeen, a city already embarked on a painful reorientation from its hydrocarbon heyday as the capital of North Sea oil and gas exploration and production.
Transport Network
- BUDGET 2021 spends on transport and highways groundworkThe 2021 Budget announced a range of small to medium-sized transport and highways spending measures, including £135m 'development funding' for the A66 Trans-Pennine upgrade.
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- Budget 2021: Fuel duty remains frozen to reduce transport costsThe UK government will freeze the fuel duty rate for the coming year, chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced in the 2021 Budget.
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