Darling Plan Won't Halt Industry Crisis

摘要

The government's ￡3 billion public spending plan will do little to prevent the largest percentage fall in construction output since the 1990s, a leading industry body has warned. In his pre-Budget report earlier this week, Chancellor Alistair Darling outlined that he would be bringing forward cash from the 2010-11 budget to be spent on education, housing and transport projects during 2008-09 and 2009-10. But the Construction Products Association (CPA) has made it clear that the measures, though welcome, will not prevent construction activity in the UK falling dramatically next year.