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Change of balance in road funding

2nd February 1995, Page 15
2nd February 1995
Page 15
Page 15, 2nd February 1995 — Change of balance in road funding
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

• Local Government's share of spending on English roads has risen twice as fast as Central Government's over the past six years. The money budgeted by Government for national highways in 1994/95 has risen by 17.5% over the 1989/90 figure of 2.1,655m. But the local authority contribution has risen by 36.5%, to 2851m.

Central Government's 1995 spend on railways rose by 70.5% in the same period—local authorities are being forced to increase their rail budgets by 187%.

These figures were refeasecrby Transport Secretcay Brian Mawhinney in a written answer to Liberal Democrat MP Malcolm Bruce.