{"id":29690,"date":"2025-03-26T16:06:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T23:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/chancellor-unveils-extra-2bn-capital-spend-a-year\/"},"modified":"2025-03-26T16:06:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T23:06:08","slug":"chancellor-unveils-extra-2bn-capital-spend-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/chancellor-unveils-extra-2bn-capital-spend-a-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Chancellor unveils extra \u00a32bn capital spend a year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Coming on top of the \u00a3100bn announced at Autumn Budget, this will deliver projects needed to catalyse private investment, boost growth and drive forward the UK\u2019s modern industrial strategy \u2013 like unlocking the potential of the Oxford Cambridge Growth Corridor, said Reeves.<\/p>\n<p>Much of the extra spending will go to defence investment.<\/p>\n<p>Although she said there would be some defence dividend for construction in plans to upgrade military family homes in Plymouth, Aldershot and York. Portsmouth\u2019s naval base will also be significantly modernised.<\/p>\n<p>Infrastructure and housing will see an extra \u00a34.65bn, mostly loaded into the later years of the Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>This includes an extra \u00a32bn for 2026-27 paid down in advance to avoid the cliff edge in affordable housing funding announced yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>The Spring Spending Review also revealed the Government expects to raise around \u00a3645m in three years from the new Building Safety Levy being imposed on housing developers from October 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Full details of how spending will be allocated across the key Whitehall spending department will be revealed on 11 June when there could still be winners and losers across the industry\u2019s main sectors.<\/p>\n<table class=\"tg\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"background-color: #ff511c; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\" colspan=\"7\">Spring Statement 2025 capital spending<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\">2025-26<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\">2026-27<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\">2027-28<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\">2028-30<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\">2029-30<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #d4d4d4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\">Total<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff511c; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\" colspan=\"7\">Extra capital spending<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><span style=\"font-style: normal; background-color: #fff;\">Infrastructure, housing, and defence<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #fff;\">+0m<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #fff;\">\u00a3770m<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #fff;\">\u00a33.54bn<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #fff;\">\u00a34.06bn<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #fff;\">\u00a34.62bn<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #d4d4d4; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">\u00a312.99bn<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><span style=\"font-style: normal; background-color: #fff;\">Just infrastructure and housing<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #fff;\">+0m<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #fff;\">+0m<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #fff;\">\u00a31.32bn<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #fff;\">\u00a31.48bn<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #fff;\">\u00a31.86m<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #d4d4d4; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">\u00a34.65bn<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><span style=\"font-style: normal; background-color: #fff;\">Construction Skills<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #fff;\">\u00a395m<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #fff;\">\u00a3200m<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #fff;\">\u00a3225m<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #fff;\">\u00a3225m<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #fff;\">\u00a30m<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #d4d4d4; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">\u00a3745m<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #d4d4d4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #ff511c; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\" colspan=\"7\">Income from Building Safety Levy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\">Building Safety Levy<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; color: #000;\">\u00a30m<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; color: #000;\">\u00a30m<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; color: #000;\">\u00a355m<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; color: #000;\">\u00a3245m<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; color: #000;\">\u00a3345m<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #d4d4d4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; word-break: normal; border: 1px solid #ff511c;\"><span style=\"font-style: normal; color: #000;\">\u00a3645m<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reeves also announced economic watchdog, the Office for Budget Responsibility, has estimated that the planning reforms included in the government\u2019s National Planning and Policy Framework would lead to a big uplift in new homes over the forecast period.<\/p>\n<p>Reeves said: \u201cThe OBR has concluded that our reforms will lead to house building reaching a forty-year high of 305,000 a year by the end of the forecast period.<\/p>\n<p>And changes to the National Planning Policy Framework alone will help build over 1.3 million homes in the UK over the next five years taking us within touching distance of delivering our manifesto promise to build 1.5 million homes in England in this parliament.<\/p>\n<p>This alone would increase the level of real GDP by 0.2% by 2029-30, adding \u00a36.8bn to the economy, and by over 0.4% in 2034-35.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/03\/26\/chancellor-unveils-extra-2bn-capital-spend-a-year\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Coming on top of the \u00a3100bn announced at Autumn Budget, this will deliver projects needed to catalyse private investment, &#8230; 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