United Kingdom and India relaunch procedures. - - United Kingdom: the British government is preparing to launch a new privatisation phase of the public sector. The congested road network is targeted, as well as the railways, nuclear plants and internet broadband network. With regard to Britain's roads, the plan would involve giving franchises part of the motorway budget, funded by road tax, which brings in £6 billion a year (€7.2 billion). According to the plan, around 3% of the busiest roads in the country would be privatised, which would bring in around €24 billion a year. - India: with a more acute budget deficit than expected, the Indian government has announced that it is seeking to introduce partial privatisation, which in 2011-2012 was greeted with a number of upsets on the stock markets. The government aims to raise €4.5 billion on the markets over the next tax year, as opposed to €2 billion over the previous tax year. (IL/transl.fl)