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Scots cut concessionary fare payments for buses

08 February 2013
 

The Scottish Government is cutting the reimbursement rate bus operators receive for carrying concessionary passholders – but with transitional funding to help out.

The rate will be cut in two stages from the current 67% of the adult single fare to 60% in 2013/14 and 58.1% in 2014/15.

Alongside the cut, the Government announced an extra £10m of payments to operators this year to reduce a shortfall in the scheme. The budget cap for the scheme in 2012/13 was £187m but operator...

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