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Scottish Greens call for £2 bus fare cap

CAPPING bus fares at £2 would “open up our country” and save commuters millions, the Scottish Greens said today.

The party’s transport spokesman Mark Ruskell MSP called for the measure to be included in next week’s draft Scottish Budget, mirroring the policy introduced in England in 2023.

Mr Ruskell said: “By capping the price of bus travel we can open up our country and transform access to local bus services.

A Transport Scotland spokesperson said that “engagement with all parties is ongoing.”

They added: “Scotland-wide schemes offer free bus travel to a larger percentage of the population, over 40 per cent, than schemes elsewhere in the UK.

“The average single bus fare in Scotland is below £3.”

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