New bus fund replaces Scotland’s £500m BPF

The Scottish Government’s draft budget includes a new Bus Infrastructure Fund, but the value of this fund is unquantified
 The launch of the £500m Bus Partnership Fund in 2019. Only £26.9m was spent
 BY Rhodri Clark
The Scottish Government’s draft budget for 2025/26 restores capital funding for Strathclyde Partnership for Transport and heralds a new Bus Infrastructure Fund.
This year’s budget did not include capital allocations for the Bus Partnership Fund