No relaxation on TIF charging demands

摘要

The UK government has confirmed it has no intention of revising the Transport Innovation Fund (TIF) to enable local authorities to invest in public transport improvements without congestion charging schemes. A recent transport select committee report on road pricing recommended that the Government reconsider its approach to TIF on the grounds that no more than 'a handful of authorities' would puruse congestion charging proposals in the near future. The committee added: 'Monies earmarked by HM Treasury for transport should not be lost to transport for want of a charging element in otherwise sound proposals.'