HS2's plan to spend £225m... for advice on how to cut costs! £56bn rail project under fire for using taxpayers' money to hire two consultancy firms Bosses have been criticised over plans to pay two consultancy firms £225million HS2 is Britain's biggest ever infrastructure project and has a £56million budget Campaign group Stop HS2 aims to stop the construction of the high speed line By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 23:39 GMT, 27 March 2019 | Updated: 23:39 GMT, 27 March 2019 Viewcomments Bosses behind construction of the HS2 rail line have come under fire over plans to pay two consultancy firms £225million to help cut costs. They are under pressure to keep spending down as concerns mount that Britain’s biggest ever infrastructure project will blow its £56billion budget. Joe Rukin, of campaign group Stop HS2, said: ‘The entire concept of needing to spend almost a quarter of a billion pounds of taxpayers’ money to try to make sure they don’t waste taxpayers’ money could only come from HS2 Ltd. The construction of the HS2 rail line, pictured, is Britain's biggest ever infrastructure project Campaign group stop HS2 criticised bosses over plans to pay two consultancy firms £225million to help cut costs 'It is both laughable and truly depressing.’ The high-speed line has already cost £4.1billion without any track being laid. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility