Bus journeys in west of Scotland to be capped at £2 from Monday
First Minister John Swinney announced the move in his programme for government, alongside plans to cut health boards from 14 to two.
From Monday, bus trips in the west of Scotland will be limited to a maximum fare of £2, announced by First Minister John Swinney. This regulation will apply to routes in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Ayrshire, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire, and Inverclyde. Swinney also unveiled plans to reduce Scotland's health boards from 14 to just two, aiming to streamline the NHS and free up resources for treatment.
This reform, touted as the most significant structural change since devolution, involves splitting the country into east and west regions, with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS Lothian leading the transition. Swinney pledged that by 2031, no patient would face waiting periods exceeding 26 weeks for necessary treatments, a more relaxed goal than his previous promise of limiting waits to 12 weeks in 2011.
This announcement is part of the SNP's manifesto commitment to make bus travel affordable, with the cap already implemented in the Highlands and islands, though a wider rollout has not been confirmed.
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