"Mizter T" wrote in message
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On Jun 24, 5:40 pm, "PeterFoxDore" wrote:

Pure speculation.

Er, hardly unfounded speculation though, given the 25% budget cut and
the fact these projects weren't amongst those that have been "re-
confirmed" by the new government. Though as the County Councillor
suggests, perhaps the fat lady hasn't sung yet and is still open to
persuasion...

There is a limit to how many projects can be confirmed in a budget speech
though. As an example, despite all the positive stuff about Crossrail a
week or two back, yesterday's 'Times' financial section seemed to suggest it
was a possibility for cancellation because it wasn't mentioned in the budget
speech...

Do budget speeches usually make a point of listing every known detail of a
departments planned expenditure?

Paul S