THE RHA has welcomed Rishi Sunak’s pledge that some funds from the scrapped HS2 Birmingham to Manchester line will be directed to improving roads.
Declan Pang, RHA director of public affairs and policy in England, said: “We welcome the investment into the A1, A2, A5, M6 and A75, alongside more than 70 other road schemes that were announced. Together with increased funding for road maintenance, this will help the commercial vehicle sector continue to keep Britain moving, and we await the timetables for completion of these schemes.”
The RHA was disappointed not to hear of any reforms to the Apprenticeship Levy and reiterates for it to be replaced with a Skills Levy which would offer wider training choices for the commercial vehicle sector.
