Originally Posted by
Phil_R
What I don't quite understand is that we seem to have quite recently spent lots and lots of money upgrading . . .
Unfortunately the Government spending and value for money is different from yours or mine.
Money spent is money gone. Money that would be spent is money that can be saved from future spending.
If you had just serviced your second car for Mrs R, new exhaust, new tyres etc etc you would hardly get rid of it simply to save running costs and replace it with a new one would you?