UK ministers connect a 500 million pounds of transmission to the Global Entertainment Park

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The UK government has pledged to spend approximately 500 million pounds for transportation and infrastructure improvements to secure the vast Bidford Entertainment Park that the American media group Kumkast planned.

The volume of taxpayers support from a government under narrow financial pressure is a sign of Prime Minister Sir Kerr Starmer’s desire to attract billions of dollars from Internal investment He is trying to strengthen the economy of the United Kingdom.

Comcast, which was thinking about other countries of the first European entertainment site, announced in April that it would achieve it Building a global brand attraction On the 500 acres of BrickWorks near Luton.

The ministers at that time indicated that the government planned to “invest in infrastructure” around the site, but the cost of the taxpayer has not been previously revealed.

The cost of improvements, estimated at 500 million pounds around the site, includes about 270 million pounds in the rail network promotions, including a new station in Wixams and about 200 million pounds of road business, according to a government official.

People close to the conversations said the total package is still negotiated with COMCAST and the details can still change.

They said that the total cost may also end to be higher, with other elements of a broader support package that goes beyond transportation and the infrastructure still must be determined.

Pom It is estimated that the park will provide a batch of 50 billion pounds sterling for the British economy and create about 28,000 jobs in total through creative industries, hospitality and construction during the building and when it opens in 2031.

The company has not yet announced a horse riding in the entertainment park in Bidford. the International epic resortWhich was opened last month in Florida, including lands How to train your drag and Harry Potter Privileges.

About 8.5 million visitors are expected in Bidford in the first year. According to Kumkast estimates, the UK will take an additional 14.1 billion pounds in the tax over 20 years of the site.

The British Labor Government is racing to secure internal investment in the United Kingdom, while also promised to assemble local objections aside for major developments to enhance economic growth. The effort was largely paid by the severe pressure on the public finances in the country.

The government’s industrial strategy, which was published on Monday, promised to “remove planning barriers” and rapid track decisions to obtain more infrastructure projects.

The ministers also signed separately to expand Loton Airport, which is expected to be needed as one of the main destinations of visitors abroad to the garden.

It is also hoped that the site will become an important part of the Oxford-Gamperbridge Corridor, including the delivery of the Western East Railway.

The Comics project remains subject to the decision -making decision from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and the local government, although Starmer was clearly supporting the project, saying in April that he “closed the deal” in the entertainment park.

Komca, the Ministry of Treasury, the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Culture, Information and Sports refused to comment.

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