Council officials said yesterday they would need to set aside at least an extra £55 million to cover ballooning costs for the controversial scheme, which until last night had been priced at a maximum of £545m.
Edinburgh’s leaders warned the city may have to cut short its tramline scheme as it failed to come up with a final bill for Scotland’s biggest infrastructure project.
Council officials said yesterday they would need to set aside at least an extra £55 million to cover ballooning costs for the controversial scheme, which until last night had been priced at a maximum of £545m.