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Skates stands by bus reform impact assessment despite council costs alarm

Rhodri Clark
30 May 2025
Bus funding from Wrexham and other councils could cease if the Bill hands the Welsh Government power to run buses, said the WLGA’s transport lead
Bus funding from Wrexham and other councils could cease if the Bill hands the Welsh Government power to run buses, said the WLGA’s transport lead
 

Ken Skates, Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, is standing by the Regulatory Impact Assessment published alongside the Bus Services (Wales) Bill, despite local government officers criticising the cost and revenue assumptions used.

“We would urge a review of revenue and cost assumptions within the Bill, as actual revenue has been overstated and costs underplayed,” said the Association of Transport Coordinating Officers in evidence to the Senedd committee which is...

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