However, as costs could amount to £1.7bn a year, the Government is expected to drag its heels over the issue.
As you can see in the chart below, both legislators' packages are expected to drag on economic growth, since cutting government spending has ripple effects throughout the economy.
But first there must be planning staff recommendations, public hearings and approvals by the county council, all of which is expected to drag on into next year.
Apple lowered its projection of sales for the current quarter, the first of fiscal 2001, to about $1.6 billion, which is expected to drag down results for the full year.
The Boston Marathon trial is expected to drag out through a lengthy sentencing phase, but Wednesday's opening statements follow a jury selection process which has taken several months.
A new sodomy trial, due to resume on March 25th, has been delayed until May 10th and is expected to drag on until August.Even a short jail sentence would bar Mr Anwar, who is 62, from political office for five years.
A decision from the Spanish federation should come next month, in accordance with International Cycling Union rules, but the case is expected to drag on, perhaps for months or even more than a year on appeal.
The banks have lodged an appeal against this decision and a ruling is expected early in January, although the full court case is expected to drag on for months.
The process is expected to drag on for months, with political fights potentially spilling back into the streets and deepening sectarian and ethnic divides as Iraqis enter an era in which the United States will be increasingly powerless to shape events.
