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ARTICLE · 02 APRIL 2013

What The Aspiration Budget Means For Infrastructure

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Today's entry analyses yesterday's budget and accompanying documentation for their effect on infrastructure.

United KingdomGovernment, Public Sector
Angus Walker
Angus Walker

Today's entry analyses yesterday's budget and accompanying documentation for their effect on infrastructure.

Yesterday, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne delivered his fourth budget to an eager nation and some rowdy MPs. His soundbite was that we are 'an aspiration nation'. This presumably means an increase words beginning with H, already being implemented via the Hinkley and Heysham approvals on Tuesday.

There are three relevant documents. The main budget document can be found here, and for infrastructure junkies there is a new Infrastructure Delivery Update accompanying the budget, which can be found here. There is also a Plan for Growth implementation update.Consideration of infrastructure starts at paragraph 1.87 of the budget document.

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