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Local freedoms 'could double' returns on transport spending

Ministers told the Government could more than double its return on transport investments, if local authorities are given more freedom.

By Dominic Browne | 06 March 2013

Government could more than double its return on transport investments if local authorities were given more freedom to drive projects ministers were told this week.

Think tank Localis' report The case for greater local influence over transport, commissioned by the Local Government Association (LGA), claims locally developed schemes achieve 2.5 times the return on typical transport investments.

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