Surely a small tax on the major users of Crossrail - the banks - would adequately fill the foreseen funding gap (building.co.uk, 28 May)
After all did not the banks have a small part to play in the country’s economic woes?
Richard Day

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Surely a small tax on the major users of Crossrail - the banks - would adequately fill the foreseen funding gap (building.co.uk, 28 May)
After all did not the banks have a small part to play in the country’s economic woes?
Richard Day
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Renewed interest in PPP for government-funded projects highlights the critical role that private capital plays in the creation and operation of the UK’s infrastructure
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Industry needs to apply models for skills training at scale, argues Kevin O’Connor
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