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Bus firms warn of fares hike after cut in subsidy

BUS passengers in Scotland's cities will bear the brunt of service cuts and fare hikes due to changes to the way government subsidies are handed out, two of the country's biggest operators have claimed.

BUSY: But roads such as Renfield Street in Glasgow city centre could have fewer buses as a result of changes to government grants, transport firms say. Picture: Jamie Simpson
BUSY: But roads such as Renfield Street in Glasgow city centre could have fewer buses as a result of changes to government grants, transport firms say. Picture: Jamie Simpson

The Aberdeen-based transport giant First Group and the council-owned Lothian Buses claimed changes to the Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) from April will penalise urban bus services used by the vast majority of passengers in favour of rural services.