The coalition Government also plans to refuse any new runways at Gatwick and Stansted, making airport expansion in the south east the first casualty of the new regime.
A joint Conservative-Liberal policy document also contained firm commitments to a low carbon economy, including the creation of a green investment bank to fund infrastructure improvements.
The 7-page document failed to detail any other future spending cuts but contractors will be concerned about a failure to commit to school building.
One contractor told the Enquirer: “We’ve been told privately that its looking very bad for the Building Schools for the Future programme but Academies will be spared heavy spending cuts.”
It also pledged to establish a high speed rail network but set no time frame to achieve the goal.
Among a raft of measure to promote renewable energy, the coalition also plans to stamp out the use of illegal timber, making it a criminal offence to import or possess.
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