Cambridgeshire welcomes new tax powers to fix sinking roads

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 29 Oct, 14:53 · Archive

Cambridgeshire County Council has welcomed new tax powers announced by the Chancellor during the Budget, describing the move as a positive step toward greater local control of investment decisions.

Council leader Lucy Nethsingha said: 'We welcome the Chancellor's decision to devolve tax powers. Liberal Democrats have long argued that decisions about local investment should be made here in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, not in Whitehall, and this is a welcome step in the right direction.'

Nethsingha highlighted one of the region's most significant infrastructure challenges. Around 40 per cent of Cambridgeshire sits on peat and other weak soils, and more than 1,800 kilometres of roads are built on ground that shifts, cracks and sinks. She said the new tax powers presented 'a real opportunity to tackle one of the biggest infrastructure problems in our county'.

Nethsingha called on the Mayor to direct some of the Combined Authority's expanded borrowing capacity toward longer-term solutions and urged central government to ensure councils are properly funded for the responsibilities they are expected to deliver.

How it is being reported

• Cambridgeshire welcomes new tax powers to tackle 1,800km of sinking roadsCambridgeshire County Council has welcomed new tax powers announced by the Chancellor during the Budget.Cambs Times · 29 Oct, 14:07
• Cambridgeshire welcomes new tax powers to tackle 1,800km of sinking roadsCambridgeshire County Council has welcomed new tax powers announced by the Chancellor during the Budget.Ely Standard · 29 Oct, 14:07

In this story: Cambridgeshire County Council · Lucy Nethsingha · Cambridgeshire · Peterborough

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