RESOURCES

Investment in trunk roads and rail in Scotland is at a record high. During the period of this Plan the Scottish Government has allocated £6.5 billion to Transport Scotland for investment in transport infrastructure and services.

The Scottish Budget Spending Review 2007 provides detail of how our spending plans over the next three years will help deliver sustainable economic growth. Transport spending lies within the Government’s Finance and Sustainable Growth portfolio, split between Transport Scotland and Transport Directorate. Transport Directorate provides funding to support lifeline air and ferry services; Highlands and Islands Airports; Forth and Tay Bridge maintenance; support for the freight industry; grants to British Waterways; support for sustainable and active travel and support through the Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) for bus services.

Scottish Government Transport Spending⁷

	2008-09 Budget £m	2009-10 Plans £m	2010-11 Plans £m
Transport Scotland	1,987.2	2,213.2	2,296.9
Transport Directorate	267.4	270.3	264.9
Total	2,254.6	2,483.5	2,561.8

Transport Scotland Detailed Spending

	2008-09 Budget £m	2009-10 Plans £m	2010-11 Plans £m	What the budget does
Rail Services in Scotland	689.2	672.9	667.1	Pays for the delivery and enhancement of the ScotRail franchise and required rail infrastructure from Network Rail
Concessionary Fares	187.5	189.5	191.5	Pays for the delivery of Scotland-wide free and discounted travel schemes for older, disabled and young people
Major Public Transport Projects	157.7	262.9	230.7	Provides funding to proceed with the delivery of major rail public transport projects such as Edinburgh to Glasgow improvements, Airdrie to Bathgate, Borders Railway and Glasgow Airport Rail Link as well as contributing up to £500 million to the City of Edinburgh Council’s tram project
Motorways and Trunk Roads	383.1	468.2	532.3	Allows further progress to be made on the maintenance of our trunk roads and delivers improvements to safety and traffic flows. Secures value for money in routine, cyclical and winter maintenance and will reduce pollution and improve air quality by removing traffic congestion through more efficient traffic management schemes. It will also allow completion of the Central Scotland Motorway Network, the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route and improvement schemes on many of our busiest and most congested roads across Scotland
Roads Cost of Capital Charge	546.5	595.5	649.1	Cost of capital charge from our ownership of the motorways and trunk road network (valued at £14.1 billion⁸ at 31 March 2008), calculated as 3.5% of the book value of the network
Other Transport Scotland Programmes	23.2	24.2	26.2	Funds the running costs of Transport Scotland, the provision of internet-based travel information services such as Traveline and Transport Direct and funds the Strategic Transport Projects Review
Total	1,987.2	2,213.2	2,296.9