Britain plans to allocate nearly seven billion pounds ($9.6 billion) in the next budget; To modernize the transport network outside London.
According to Arabiya Net, Finance Minister Rishi Sunak will unveil the transport project during the fall budget and spending presentation on Wednesday.
The programme, which Prime Minister Boris Johnson has dubbed equality, is vital to keeping voters in former strongholds of the opposition Labor Party, who backed him in the 2019 general election. The Conservatives won Johnson, to whom he belongs, has secured large numbers of seats in northern England amid promises of delivering Brexit, boosting jobs and growth, according to the Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper.
Among the beneficiaries of the transfer funds are areas that were former Labor strongholds before voting Conservatives in 2019, and will be compensation for their support.
According to the Treasury, the government will invest £5.7 billion in city areas to boost productivity by modernizing trains and stations and expanding the tram network. It will inject 1.2 billion pounds to develop the bus service.
The government wants to speed up flight times, simplify fares and increase services outside London, after repeated complaints that areas outside the British capital suffer from poor transport links, affecting the public. commercial activities.
Great cities need great transportation, which is why we are investing billions to improve communications in our city areas as we strive to level the playing field across the country, Sunak said in a statement. /p>
Added: This transportation revolution will help correct this imbalance as we modernize local transportation networks so that they are suitable for our great cities and the people who live and work in them.
Transport policies are set separately in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland by the devolved departments of Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast.
Treasurer Sunak will also announce the latest growth outlook for the economy, which is facing high rates of inflation due to soaring energy prices and the supply chain crisis caused by Brexit and Covid.
