Analysis: The Tories' and SNP aim is more aggressive than Labour's, and is a reiteration of the aim stated in George Osborne's last budget, where £1.7bn was allocated (via top-slicing) for the works.
But some Recovery Act spending was allocated via formulas unrelated to economic conditions in particular states.
If we assume that purchasing power is allocated via market wages, then the task facing central banks immediately becomes impossible.
Girls Music Day hopes to tackle this with its event: taking place at Shoreditch's Sonos Studios on 23 July, tickets are allocated, via ballot system, to girls and women aged 14-24.
To date, an estimated £28m has been allocated via participatory budgets to 140 projects in England, run by councils and housing associations, but also other services including primary care trusts and voluntary groups.
Applications will close on 26 April, with all oversubscribed sessions being allocated via a ballot.
Organisers Glasgow 2014 said diving, swimming, athletics, cycling, gymnastics, judo, shooting and triathlon were oversubscribed and tickets would be allocated via a draw.
So far, swimming, diving, cycling, gymnastics, shooting and triathlon are all "extremely popular" and tickets are likely to be allocated via a draw.
Some of the events at the games were massively oversubscribed and Glasgow 2014 said tickets to these had been allocated via a "random and fair" draw.
