20 October 2011
Transform Scotland's Views on Draft Budget
On 19th October, Transform Scotland presented evidence to the RACCE Committee on our views regarding the Draft Budget 2012/13.
In summary, the Government has manifestly made no effort to fund the transport component of its own climate change action plan (the RPP). It is perverse for the Government to draw up plans to tackle climate change and then not to fund and implement them.
In order for the Government’s climate change targets to be met, all of the transport Proposals in the RPP must be funded. Funding is available: if the Government can afford a 25% increase in spending on new, polluting road-building across the period of the Spending Review, then it will not be credible for it to then claim that funds are not available to meet its climate change commitments for the transport sector.
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