Industry calls for permanent Infrastructure Authority – Update

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New body would aid long-term strategic planning and end political prevarication on the most pressing infrastructure challenges.

Britain’s manufacturers have called for the creation of a permanent UK Infrastructure Authority to address the nation’s long term strategic infrastructure requirements, bring coherence to debates on infrastructure challenges and encourage vitally needed investment to support growth and competitiveness.

The call by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation in a new paper published today (follow link for the full paper)

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is aimed at ending decades of political wrangling and poor planning. It comes amidst continued concerns ove