Currie & Brown warns inflation could add £84bn to UK infrastructure bill by 2026

By Daniel Gayne2023-01-17T07:01:00

Important projects may be cut if efficiencies are not found, consultant claims

Dramatic cost increases could jeopardise the UK’s infrastructure project pipeline, with inflation set to add an additional £84bn to the bill.

According to consultant Currie & Brown, the total cost of the country’s national infrastructure pipeline will reach £438bn by 2026, 20% of which would be the direct result of inflation.

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