Schools, Roads and Health Cash to Go On New Homes
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 15:43
Gordon Brown has raided the health, education and transport budgets to fund 30000 extra “social” homes in a hastily assembled relaunch heavily influenced by Lord Mandelson.
There was immediate confusion in Whitehall last night as departments appeared not to be aware that they were supposed to be funding the £1.5 billion centrepiece of the Governement’s pre-election fightback.
The plan to increase to 110000 the number of social homes built over the next two years was the only significant expenditure outlined by Mr Brown as he fought to regain the initiative with a draft program of 11 Bills for the last session of Parliament before pooling day.
Downing Street signalled that half the cost would be come from the Department for Communities and Local Governement and the remaining £750 million from “underspends” in other departments.
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