Infrastrucutre gaps

Consequences of Infrastructure gaps

4 Nov 2009, 2.10 PM
Consequences of Infrastructure gaps

Long-term infrastructure planning should be encouraged, despite budget deficits says Dr Les Coleman.

“Every time governments talk about going into deficit, people seem to get hysterical. But it’s the only way we can afford to build infrastructure that lasts and we need to recognise the major social, economic and environmental problems our infrastructure gaps are causing," he says.