The first Brexit budget will be announced (the first official one anyway) this week as the government will attempt to fit the UK economy for Brexit negotiations. Featuring heavily in the budget will be the digital economy, including cyber security and a new £400 million fund for digital infrastructure development with a further £740 million for the introduction of 5G services and fibre connections. Currently, the average broadband speed for the UK is well below ‘full-fibre’ connection speed. The UK economy does need this sort of investment, it helps business innovate and helps keeps people connected. The first Brexit budget will hopefully have a focus on good, long-term investments like this that will help the economy grow.

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