Local councils are struggling to bring bus routes back under public control amid mounting unhappiness from passengers.
Large parts of Scotland are at risk of being "cut off" as the number of bus routes across the country has plummeted since 2006.
But the Scottish Government said it will not produce the regulations and guidance needed to use these powers until 2025. The Poverty Alliance is urging the SNP Government to support more councils to bring buses back under local control. “The SNP has failed to act to reverse the decline, dragging its heels for five years while communities wait for franchising powers.
“That is why we intend to increase funding to £465 million to provide free bus travel to over two million people and for bus services in 2025-26. Edinburgh is the only city in Scotland to retain public ownership of its local bus fleet, which is regularly hailed as the country's best.
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