Prepare for'game changer' on infrastructure, says adviser

摘要

There will be more major infrastructure schemes for the regions, one of the government's most senior infrastructure advisers has said. Matthew Vickerstaff confirmed that the government plans to rewrite its rules to permit greater investment in areas such as the north of England and the Midlands. The Treasury will change the method of evaluating the economic benefits of spending in chancellor Sajid Javid's spring Budget after years of complaints that the current system favours London and the South-east. Political leaders in the North want the government to invest in improving infrastructure across the region.