Now Osborne has just released the budget review, the DfT has been cut £683 million;
Guardian summary
Treasury PDF download
BBC summary
Non-transport related, the most important points are;
- Child trust fund abolished
- Individual ministerial cars scrapped
- Ban on hiring new advisors/civil servants
- Maximum salary cap for civil servants
- Councils have over £1bn cut from budget
The only transport related cut so far is that civil servants, quangos and alike are banned from first class travel.
So where will these savings fall in DfT? IEP yes, what else? Thameslink descoped, Crossrail descoped? GW electrification binned?
Guardian summary
Treasury PDF download
BBC summary
Non-transport related, the most important points are;
- Child trust fund abolished
- Individual ministerial cars scrapped
- Ban on hiring new advisors/civil servants
- Maximum salary cap for civil servants
- Councils have over £1bn cut from budget
The only transport related cut so far is that civil servants, quangos and alike are banned from first class travel.
So where will these savings fall in DfT? IEP yes, what else? Thameslink descoped, Crossrail descoped? GW electrification binned?