First Minister John Swinney has pledged to bring Scotland’s bus network under public control by 2031, using franchising and regulation rather than government ownership.
At his party’s conference in Aberdeen, Swinney said the Scottish Government would change bus rules before the next election. The plans are expected to give regional transport partnerships greater say over routes and fares. A bill is due before the Scottish Parliament next year.
Swinney also said the £2 bus fare cap would reach Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire in April. The cap already operates in greater Glasgow and the Highlands and Islands. Ministers aim to extend it nationwide by 2031.
Jackie Baillie, Scottish Labour’s deputy leader, welcomed the plans for public control and cheaper fares. She said her party would work with the Scottish Government to deliver them.
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