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MSPs to debate problem of paying for bridge



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Published Date: 07 January 2009
A FULL debate on funding the new Forth Road Bridge is to be staged in the Scottish Parliament next week as the row over how to pay for the £2 billion project escalates.
Labour accused the SNP of "doing real damage" to the Scottish economy by not having a mechanism in place to finance the scheme. UK Treasury Minister Yvette Cooper has ruled out the Scottish Government's idea of bringing forward capital allocations from future years up to 2031.

Labour finance spokesman Andy Kerr said: "The new Forth Bridge is Scotland's biggest construction project in a generation and the SNP are making a mess of it." Meanwhile the Tories said they had written to the SNP proposing talks on the funding issue – a suggestion turned down by ministers.

The Scottish Government said it was "delighted" to debate its "robust and common sense proposals" to finance the new bridge.





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  • Last Updated: 07 January 2009 10:46 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
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NorT,

Edinburgh 07/01/2009 14:13:30
At lkeast the SNP are giving us a bridge. If Labour had not spent sp much money on their PFI/PPP projects for schools and hospiotals putting the country intop debt for years to come their would hav ebeen more money for the bridge. I hope if any projects are cut back to pay for it they are in Labour areas such as Glasgow and Broon's Kirkcaldy to teach them a lesson.
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steve 1511,

aberdeen 07/01/2009 14:42:46
andy kerr another liebour gibbering eejit,if labour had not accrued billions of debt on projects when they were in power the present government would have money to spend, instead they are paying of labour debts,liebour have bankrupted the nation.


WE ARE DOOOMED WITH BROON DOOOMED
3

alanh,

ek 07/01/2009 15:58:13
smashin.
They might even answer why thery never botherred to start procedings themselves, knowing that the bridge needed replacing.

We will finally see what nu liebour are proposing.

PFI..........how much?
Out of our 3 year planned budget.........what front line services to be binned?
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Farmernot,

07/01/2009 17:03:53
Did Holyrood get the chance to debate the London Olympics ???..............No.....get it built and financed from central funds from Westminster.

Labour is not working and Kerr is an embarrassment as he knew the Forth bridge would need replacing 3-4 years ago....under Jock McFlannels pathetic administration.

 

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