Green Bus Fund

As an amendment to motion S4M-04247 in the name of Keith Brown (Green Bus Fund), insert at end “; notes the concerns expressed by bus service operators, passengers and trade unions regarding the Scottish Government's decision to cut the Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) and the consequential impact on fares and services; notes that the draft budget proposes a real-terms decrease in the BSOG for 2013-14, and, while recognising the importance of investing in green buses, believes that this must be part of a broader sustainable transport policy to encourage more people to travel by bus.”