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How to get payback on investment in public infrastructure

Transport projects will require large subsidies to make them financially viable.

A new report assesses the cost of new infrastructure and the revenues they might earn.

Brent Edwards Thu, 27 Mar 2025

A new Infrastructure Commission report has found public infrastructure is more likely to pay for itself when it is developed incrementally.

The commission warns against a ‘big bang’ approach to building infrastructure, saying the costs usually exceed the returns and must be covered by other tax

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Brent Edwards Thu, 27 Mar 2025
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