More Money for Roads, 1963-64
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THE Government, it is generally accepted, has agreed to spend its way out of the domestic troubles.at present afflicting Britain_ By preparing a near10 per cent increase in expenditure in the next year it hopes that there will be no balance-of-payments difficulties to offset the obvious gains.
The spending on roads is planned to increase by 121 million to nearly .£173 million in 1963.4. All but a fraction of this total will go on extending, improving and maintaining the main-road network.
• Slightly less is hoped to be spent on the railways, the estimate for rail and canals being about £146 million compared with an out-turn of £154 million in 1962-3.
This was disclosed in the spring supple rnentary estimates, released last week. They were the highest for many years. One item of the spring supplementaries might cause a smile. Ministry of Transport H.Q. expenses, up £1 million, include an £11,000 jump in the cost Of rail and other travel by its staff.
Rural Transport Future
IT was essential for the Minister of Transport to make an early statement about the future of rural transport, and for the Commons to have a debate. declared Mr. James Griffiths (Labour. Ltanelly) in the Commons last week. There were, he said, rumours which, in places like South Wales, had an adverse effect upon industrial development.