NEW ANALYSIS SHOWS 2.6M SCOTS NOW BOARD BUSES FOR FREE OR £2
SNP MSP for Inverclyde, Stuart McMillan, has welcomed that 78,550 people living in Inverclyde from today have access to cheaper bus travel.
New analysis has shown that from today over 2.6 million Scots living across Strathclyde, the West, and the Highland and Islands will be able to travel by bus either for £2 or for free.
After a successful pilot in the Highlands the SNP has now implemented a £2 cap on single bus fares across Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Ayrshire, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire and Inverclyde – a move which opens cheaper bus travel to over 2 million people.
Analysis from the SNP shows that bus passengers could save thousands thanks to the plan with commuters on popular routes potentially saving thousands of pounds a year.
The £2 bus fare cap was a manifesto promise from the SNP which will eventually cover every corner of Scotland during this parliament – making public transport more accessible and helping commuters out during the cost-of-living crisis.
People under the age of 22, over 60, or those living with a disability in Scotland already have access to free bus travel across the entirety of the nation.
Commenting, Stuart said:
“The SNP said that we would cap bus fares at £2 in Inverclyde and that is exactly what from today we have done. Promises made and promises delivered.
“Almost half of Scots now have access to free or cheap bus travel – making it easier for folk to get to work, college, university, medical appointments, the shops, or see their families and friends.
“The Westminster inflicted cost-of-living crisis has unfairly hammered Scots household budgets. The SNP Government will do everything in our powers to help support people as much as possible.
“We’ve already scrapped peak rail fares too and now millions of people can access cheaper bus fares – helping put more money in Scots’ pockets.
“People right across Inverclyde have an SNP Scottish Government firmly on their side – that’s what you get from John Swinney who is always focussed on the priorities of the people of Scotland.”
