LONDON: A social media post has claimed the UK government has spent £100 billion on its high-speed rail project. The social media post was uploaded on March 24. It was widely viewed and shared by social media users.
Responding over the matter, a spokesperson for the project said that the claim is completely false regarding the funds allocation. It added that the rail project is being sponsored by the UK government’s Department for Transport. It maintained that nearly £27 billion had been spent over the project. The statement of the spokesperson was also verified by a report submitted to the country’s Parliament in November.
Social media claims quoiting a £100 billion spending are likely to mention to independent estimations for quotations, not actual spending, that were made a year ago.
The government of UJK had also estimated in March 2021 that the complete stretch from the country’s capital to northern England could cost up to around £98 billion.
