John Cridland, the CBI鈥檚 deputy director-general, has warned the government that it will repeat the mistakes of the past if it neglects infrastructure investment in its Comprehensive Spending Review

In a speech last week he said: 鈥淚nfrastructure investment can contribute to the urgent task of reducing the deficit if there is a relentless drive for more value for money in the way it is delivered, as is being demonstrated by Crossrail.鈥� Chancellor George Osborne is to announce the results of the review on 20 October.

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