Armitt calls on government to commit cash to infrastructure plan

By Jordan Marshall2019-05-13T12:22:00

National Infrastructure Commission chair wants plans to be "backed by a firm fiscal commitment"

The boss of the National Infrastructure Commission has demanded the chancellor commit to properly funding a long-term infrastructure strategy.

Sir John Armitt (pictured) has called on Philip Hammond to back up the NIC's National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA) with a firm funding plan.

The NIA, which was published last June, set out several proposals including £43bn of long-term transport funding for regional cities, preparing for 100% electric vehicle sales by 2030 and half of the UK’s power being provided by renewables by 2030.

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