Alice Hood
Local transport outside London is likely to face massive cuts in the spending review, according to a report published today by transport group pteg.
Cuts Watch: Transport — Page 2
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Alice Hood
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Nicola Smith
Scotland’s Independent Budget Review has recommended significant cuts in services across Scotland.
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Richard Exell
Oxfordshire County Council’s cabinet has voted to cut £600,000 from their road safety budget, which will lead to the country having no road safety cameras from next month.
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Richard Exell
Press reports today say that the Department for Transport’s list of cuts includes an accelerated timetable for raising the qualifying age for the English bus passes scheme.
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Richard Exell
Unions, bus companies and consumer groups are increasingly worried that the Department for Transport’s contribution to the Comprehensive Spending Review will include substantial cuts to bus subsidies.
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Richard Exell
The Coalition is reviewing the scheduled £5,000 subsidy for electric vehicles, as part of a shift to less cash support for the motor industry.
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Philip Pearson
As Government seeks to encourage the “crowding-in of the private sector” it has ordered Yorkshire Forward to make cuts of £40.27m from its £270m business support budget this year (15%).
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Richard Exell
The Institution of Civil Engineers’ 2010 State of the Nation report warns that public spending cuts could harm the UK’s infrastructure.
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Richard Exell
The Department for Communities and Local Government’s list of services where ring-fences are being removed includes plenty of services that may not be so well-known. This will mean that they may be particularly vulnerable when local authorities come to making cuts.
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Alice Hood
The leader of Durham County Council, Simon Henig, has suggested that local authority budget cuts are already disproportionately hitting the north. This is because funding streams like Area Based Grants are focussed on need – i.e. deprived communities, of which the north has a relatively higher share.
