London
Britain will Wednesday unveil a mini-budget to kickstart the UK economy, hoping costly infrastructure investment will help build its way out of the crisis caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to “build, build, build” in an “infrastructure revolution” for schools, affordable housing, road maintenance and public transport. Finance minister Rishi Sunak is due to deliver his spending plans at 1130 GMT, having already flagged £3 billion ($3.7 billion, 3.3 billion euros) of green investment. The chancellor of the exchequer will offer £2 billion ($2.5 billion, 2.2 billion euros) in grants for households to insulate homes and make them more energy efficient.–AFP
