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05 October 2008 11:06 GMT / Keltruck Ltd.

Chris Kelly opposes Metro extension on grounds of cost to the taxpayer

Chris Kelly, Chairman & Managing Director, has told a meeting of the Black Country Chamber of Commerce that the Metro extension should be ruled out on cost grounds.

Quoted in today's Express & Star, Mr Kelly warned that the current estimated cost of the expansion was £500 million. "And if we know anying about Government estimates then it's probably going to double."

Click here to read the West Midlands TaxPayers' Alliance editorial comment on the extension & its likely eventual cost to the taxpayer.

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