Written Question · S3W-10831 · Session 3
Whether it supports the subsidisation of other CalMac routes by revenues from the fares charged on the CalMac ferry routes from Ardrossan t…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it supports the subsidisation of other CalMac routes by revenues from the fares charged on the CalMac ferry routes from Ardrossan to Brodick and Largs to Cumbrae.
The answer
The Clyde and Hebrides ferry services (CHFS) are almost wholly funded by a mix of fares revenue and Scottish Government grant support through the Public Service Contract. The reduction in fares revenue on the road equivalent tariff (RET) pilot routes will be covered by additional grant support from the Scottish Government. Consequently, the introduction of RET will have no impact on the fares, and available discounts on fares, on the other routes.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-10831 by reference.