Government to ditch PF2 to fund infrastructure projects

Stephanie Baxter
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The chancellor announced today that the government will stop using the current model of private finance initiative (PFI) to fund the future building of infrastructure in response to concerns.

An announcement published alongside the Budget said that while existing Private Finance 2 and PFI contracts will not end, it will support private investment in infrastructure through other means su...

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