£540m in new funding,announced in George Osborne’s budget, means flood defence projects left unbuilt due to preceding cuts will now be able to go aheadEnglish cities and towns left without planned flood defences by government cuts will now salvage the projects after a surprise £540m boost in funding in Wednesday’s budget. The north of England, or devastated by winter floods,will salvage at least £150m of the new money, giving better protection for thousands of homes.
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Source: theguardian.com