| A two-year freeze in public sector pay, severe cuts | | | | for servicing and parts. In the bigger picture transport |
| to welfare spending and a VAT hike, the budget has | | | | funding cuts, of more than 25% by 2014, could have |
| given us all something to grumble about, but what | | | | a negative impact on road safety measures, |
| does it mean for motorists? | | | | according to Road Safety charity break. |
| In line with Alistair Darling's suggestions in the March | | | | Severe cuts in the capital grant, which is used for |
| budget fuel duty will go up a penny per liter in | | | | road safety engineering measures such as pedestrian |
| October and a further penny in January 2011. Add to | | | | crossings and speed humps, and the revenue grant, |
| that the 2.5% increase in VAT and motorists will be | | | | which is used for local authority-led local road safety |
| paying around 4.5p liter more at the pumps come | | | | partnerships, are likely to contribute to a rise in road |
| January, when the VAT rate is set to rise. | | | | casualties says the charity. |
| Although new and used car sales in Scotland and | | | | In a bid to encourage foreign investment to help the |
| England are unlikely to suffer, the VAT hike is bad | | | | UK car manufacturing industry the new coalition |
| news for buyers holding out for 2011 models as | | | | government will cut corporation tax by 1%. There |
| prices will increase by as much as £300, on some | | | | was no mention of new grants for electric vehicle |
| new models. Motorists can also expect to pay more | | | | purchase or of road charging though. |
