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How it reconciles the statement in the letter to Liam McArthur MSP from the Minister for Transport and Islands dated 5 February 2015 that “The Ferries Plan, published in December 2012, made clear that Road Equivalent Ta…
Started with S4W-25249 on 2 Apr 2015; latest 28 Apr 2015. Each later question says it follows up an earlier answer.
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To ask the Scottish Government how it reconciles the statement in the letter to Liam McArthur MSP from the Minister for Transport and Islands dated 5 February 2015 that “The Ferries Plan, published in December 2012, made clear that Road Equivalent Tariff (RET) will form the basis for the fares structure across all sailings ensuring more people benefit from lower fares. For the Northern Isles, introducing RET would …
Derek Mackay, 24 Apr 2015: We have always been clear that while road equivalent tariff RET would reduce some fares on services to the Northern Isles, it would significantly increase a number of fares. Therefore the commitment made in The Ferries Plan, published in December 2012, is to introduce RET to the Northern Isles over a longer timeframe,… -
If no increase was assumed in table 11.7 where the road equivalent tariff (RET) would result in a higher fare, for what reason RET was not introduced on the routes where it would result in lower fares.
Derek Mackay, 7 May 2015: The fares in table 11.7 of the 2011 Halcrow report contained a number of assumptions and were for illustration purposes only. The Ferries Plan, published in December 2012, was clear that implementing the road equivalent tariff (RET) on routes to the Northern Isles now or in the next few years would mean an increase on…
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