British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to increase spending on infrastructure targeting the North of England, seeking to deliver on his election promises from December, when the Conservative Party wins parliamentary elections. The program will include 40 million GBP (52 million USD) for 5G rural wireless networks and public transport investments, according to a government official.

Boris Johnson plans to decide within days on the future of the HS2 project, an expensive rail initiative that will link London and Birmingham, and the implementation of which has raised a number of political disputes.

Also, Transport Minister Grant Shapps will demand from the national rail a range of passenger improvements to reduce train delays and hire more staff, worth 20 million USD.

The two parts of the plan are a program to help the North of England catch up with London and the south-east of the country – the UK’s traditional economic engines.

Boris Johnson’s government, which implemented the exit of the Kingdom from the European Union last month, promised in the December elections that it would try to overcome economic inequality across England.

According to information, British Treasury officials are already assessing how to raise the taxes of wealthier homeowners who usually live in the south of England.

On Saturday, the Financial Times reported that Finance Minister Sajid Javid is also considering reducing tax breaks that benefit high-income people.