Ministers accused of 'misleading' taxpayers about true cost of HS2 by excluding inflation from their figures - which could add another £10billion and bring real price tag to more than £112billion

Ministers are accused of misleading taxpayers about the true cost of HS2 by excluding inflation from their figures, which could add £10 billion to the total cost, bringing the real price tag to over £112 billion. The exclusion of inflation is said to give a false representation of the project's cost. This accusation suggests that ministers may be downplaying the actual expense of the high-speed rail project.