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DfT total spending falls but rail support changes mask other coming rises

Peter Stonham
13 June 2025
 

There has been some relief at how transport fared in the spending round despite the Department for Transport (DfT) seeing its annual day-to-day budget decrease by 5% for the five year period ahead - one of the largest cuts in the review.

The reduction is said to be mostly down to a big drop in the level of subsidies the Government plans to be paying train companies compared with the period since the Covid-19 pandemic as passenger ridership and revenue continue to recover and efficiencies and...

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