Spending review fears hamper public projects
28 August 2012
Uncertainty over how local authorities will meet the government’s spending review savings is holding back large-scale projects, a left-leaning think-tank has warned.
The uncertainty was one of several issues voiced by participants in a recent forum on public-private partnerships (PPP) conducted by the New Local Government Network (NLGN) and the University of Brighton Business School.
The chancellor’s spending review, based on Sir Peter Gershon’s efficiency review in July, called on public-sector purchasers to save £6 billion...