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S4W-28877 · Written Question · lodged by Hilton, Cara
Lodged on
09 Dec 2015Heard / answered on
18 Dec 2015To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by Derek Mackay on 8 December 2015 (Official Report, c. 10), how much money it has provided toward the maintenance of the Forth Road Bridge in each year since 2000.
The answer
In the period from 2000 to the abolition of tolls on 11 February 2008 the funding of all Forth Estuary Transport Authority (FETA) operating and capital expenditure including maintenance was through toll income and other income generated by FETA through investments and interest.
On the abolition of tolls, a revenue and capital grant was payable to FETA by the Scottish Government. The revenue grant from the Scottish Government covered administration, maintenance and traffic operations. Budget allocation within the overall grant settlement was determined by FETA. The capital grant was paid to support capital works. FETA also supplemented the capital grant paid by the Scottish Government through the use of accumulated reserves.
The grant paid by the Scottish Government following the abolition of tolls is as follows:
Year
2007-8
2008-9
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
Total 2007-16
Revenue
3.50
7.01
5.10
5.11
5.10
5.10
5.10
5.10
5.0
46.2
Capital
6.45
6.89
8.00
10.13
11.80
6.28
4.60
1.72
5.7
61.6
Total Transport Scotland Grant
9.95
13.97
13.10
15.24
16.90
11.38
9.70
6.82
10.7
107.8
On the abolition of tolls, a revenue and capital grant was payable to FETA by the Scottish Government. The revenue grant from the Scottish Government covered administration, maintenance and traffic operations. Budget allocation within the overall grant settlement was determined by FETA. The capital grant was paid to support capital works. FETA also supplemented the capital grant paid by the Scottish Government through the use of accumulated reserves.
The grant paid by the Scottish Government following the abolition of tolls is as follows:
Year
2007-8
2008-9
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
Total 2007-16
Revenue
3.50
7.01
5.10
5.11
5.10
5.10
5.10
5.10
5.0
46.2
Capital
6.45
6.89
8.00
10.13
11.80
6.28
4.60
1.72
5.7
61.6
Total Transport Scotland Grant
9.95
13.97
13.10
15.24
16.90
11.38
9.70
6.82
10.7
107.8
Answered by Derek Mackay on 18 Dec 2015.