New plan to invest funds in to US highways

The US Government has proposed an investment of some US$320 billion for repairs on roads and transit systems. The US president, Barack Obama, has suggested financing this four-year plan by revising how businesses are taxed and closing tax loopholes. Another proposal has been to revamp the tax code that allocated spending of $126.5 billion for infrastructure and highways. One other option includes increasing taxes on fuels used in trucks and cars to pay for the upgrades. In addition, Obama unveiled the comme
February 27, 2014 Read time: 1 min
The 908 US Government has proposed an investment of some US$320 billion for repairs on roads and transit systems. The US president, Barack Obama, has suggested financing this four-year plan by revising how businesses are taxed and closing tax loopholes. Another proposal has been to revamp the tax code that allocated spending of $126.5 billion for infrastructure and highways. One other option includes increasing taxes on fuels used in trucks and cars to pay for the upgrades. In addition, Obama unveiled the commencement of a $600 million competition for grants to construct infrastructure for transit systems, roads and ports.
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