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Autumn Budget Revision 2025-2026: supporting document
Supporting document to the Budget (Scotland) Act 2025 Amendment Regulations 2025. Provides details of Level 2 and 3 budgets.
Transport
Schedule 2.1 Total Changes for the Autumn Budget Revision
| Operating £m | Capital £m | Total £m | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Budget in the Budget Act | 3,474.958 | 406.438 | 3,881.396 |
| Changes Proposed | |||
| Funding Changes | 10.300 | (32.000) | (21.700) |
| Technical Adjustments | 78.700 | 0.000 | 78.700 |
| Net Whitehall Transfers | 3.490 | 0.000 | 3.490 |
| Net Transfers within Scottish Block | (159.053) | 147.500 | (11.553) |
| Total changes proposed | (66.563 ) | 115.500 | 48.937 |
| Proposed Budget following Autumn Budget Revisions | 3,408.395 | 521.938 | 3,930.333 |
| Expenditure Limit: | |||
| Rail Services | 1,521.339 | 0.000 | 1,521.339 |
| Concessionary Fares and Bus Services | 472.724 | 0.000 | 472.724 |
| Sustainable Travel, Low Carbon and Other Transport | 293.916 | (9.000) | 284.916 |
| Trunk Road Network: Safety, Adaptation, Maintenance and Improvement | 483.767 | 451.936 | 935.703 |
| Ferry Services | 399.545 | 79.002 | 478.547 |
| Air Services | 84.558 | 0.000 | 84.558 |
| Transport Central Government Grants to Local Authorities | 72.727 | 0.000 | 72.727 |
| Total Expenditure Limit | 3,328.576 | 521.938 | 3,850.514 |
| UK Funded AME: | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Total UK Funded AME | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Other Expenditure: | |||
| Motorways and Trunk Roads PPP/PFI | 79.819 | 0.000 | 79.819 |
| Total Other Expenditure | 79.819 | 0.000 | 79.819 |
| Total Budget | 3,408.395 | 521.938 | 3,930.333 |
| Total Limit on Income (accruing resources) | 600.000 |
Schedule 3.1 Rail Services
| Proposed Changes | Operating £m | Capital £m | Total £m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Budget | 1,418.639 | 0.000 | 1,418.639 |
| Proposed changes | 102.700 | 0.000 | 102.700 |
| ABR Proposed Budget | 1,521.339 | 0.000 | 1,521.339 |
| Summary of proposed changes | |||
| Technical Adjustment - IFRS 16 Leases cash | 78.700 | 0.000 | 78.700 |
| Additional funding to support the removal of Peak Rail Fares | 24.000 | 0.000 | 24.000 |
| 102.700 | 0.000 | 102.700 | |
| Proposed Budget following Autumn Budget Revision | |||
| Gross Expenditure | 1,521.339 | 0.000 | 1,521.339 |
| Less: Retained Income | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Capital Receipts Applied | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 1,521.339 | 0.000 | 1,521.339 | |
| Budget Analysis | |||
| Network Infrastructure | 482.000 | 0.000 | 482.000 |
| Rail Services | 880.751 | 0.000 | 880.751 |
| Rail Infrastructure Improvement and Rolling Stock | 158.588 | 0.000 | 158.588 |
| Net Expenditure | 1,521.339 | 0.000 | 1,521.339 |
Schedule 3.2 Concessionary Fares & Bus Services
| Proposed Changes | Operating £m | Capital £m | Total £m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Budget | 471.224 | 0.000 | 471.224 |
| Proposed changes | 1.500 | 0.000 | 1.500 |
| ABR Proposed Budget | 472.724 | 0.000 | 472.724 |
| Summary of proposed changes | |||
| Transfer from Ferry Services to support the Smartcard Programme | 1.500 | 0.000 | 1.500 |
| 1.500 | 0.000 | 1.500 | |
| Proposed Budget following Autumn Budget Revision | |||
| Gross Expenditure | 472.724 | 0.000 | 472.724 |
| Less: Retained Income | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Capital Receipts Applied | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 472.724 | 0.000 | 472.724 | |
| Budget Analysis | |||
| Concessionary Fares | 417.500 | 0.000 | 417.500 |
| Smartcard Programme | 5.710 | 0.000 | 5.710 |
| Support for Bus Services | 49.514 | 0.000 | 49.514 |
| Net Expenditure | 472.724 | 0.000 | 472.724 |
Schedule 3.3 Sustainable Travel, Low Carbon and Other Transport
| Proposed Changes | Operating £m | Capital £m | Total £m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Budget | 304.554 | (9.000) | 295.554 |
| Proposed changes | (10.638) | 0.000 | (10.638) |
| ABR Proposed Budget | 293.916 | (9.000) | 284.916 |
| Summary of proposed changes | |||
| Transfer to Finance & Local Government to fund support for the Cycling, Walking and Safer Routes programme | (13.573) | 0.000 | (13.573) |
| Transfer to Finance & Local Government to support the Bus Infrastructure Fund | (10.000) | 0.000 | (10.000) |
| Transfer to Trunk Road Network: Safety, Adaptation, Maintenance and Improvement to fund investment in Active Travel interventions on road schemes | (6.000) | 0.000 | (6.000) |
| Transfer from Climate Change to deliver policy initiatives as part of commitment to delivering net zero | 13.000 | 0.000 | 13.000 |
| Whitehall transfer of Union Connectivity funding from UK Government to support A75 design development and assessment work | 3.490 | 0.000 | 3.490 |
| Additional funding to cover the higher contribution to Employers National Insurance costs | 2.300 | 0.000 | 2.300 |
| Miscellaneous minor transfers | 0.145 | 0.000 | 0.145 |
| (10.638) | 0.000 | (10.638) | |
| Proposed Budget following Autumn Budget Revision | |||
| Gross Expenditure | 293.916 | (9.000) | 284.916 |
| Less: Retained Income | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Capital Receipts Applied | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 293.916 | (9.000) | 284.916 | |
| Budget Analysis | |||
| Agency Administration Costs | 28.009 | 1.000 | 29.009 |
| Edinburgh Tram Enquiry | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scottish Canals | 25.445 | 0.000 | 25.445 |
| Strategic Transport Projects Review | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Support for Active and Sustainable Travel | 135.872 | 0.000 | 135.872 |
| Support for Freight Industry | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Low Carbon Programme | 66.900 | 0.000 | 66.900 |
| Low Carbon Transport Loan Schemes | 0.000 | (10.000) | (10.000) |
| Transport Strategy & Innovation | 37.690 | 0.000 | 37.690 |
| Net Expenditure | 293.916 | (9.000) | 284.916 |
Schedule 3.4 Trunk Road Network: Safety, Adaptation, Maintenance and Improvement
| Proposed Changes | Operating £m | Capital £m | Total £m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Budget | 706.211 | 304.436 | 1,010.647 |
| Proposed changes | (142.625) | 147.500 | 4.875 |
| ABR Proposed Budget | 563.586 | 451.936 | 1,015.522 |
| Summary of proposed changes | |||
| Re-categorising from Indirect Capital to Direct Capital | (143.500) | 143.500 | 0.000 |
| Transfer from Sustainable Travel, Low Carbon and Other Transport to fund investment in Active Travel interventions on road schemes | 2.000 | 4.000 | 6.000 |
| Miscellaneous minor transfers | (1.125) | 0.000 | (1.125) |
| (142.625) | 147.500 | 4.875 | |
| Proposed Budget following Autumn Budget Revision | |||
| Gross Expenditure | 563.586 | 451.936 | 1,015.522 |
| Less: Retained Income | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Capital Receipts Applied | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 563.586 | 451.936 | 1,015.522 | |
| Budget Analysis | |||
| Tay Road Bridge Authorities | 9.775 | 0.000 | 9.775 |
| Queensferry Crossing | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Roads Depreciation | 192.500 | 0.000 | 192.500 |
| Motorway & Trunk Roads PPP/PFI | 79.819 | 0.000 | 79.819 |
| Critical Safety, Maintenance and Infrastructure | 281.492 | 294.460 | 575.952 |
| Capital Land and Works | 0.000 | 157.476 | 157.476 |
| Net Expenditure | 563.586 | 451.936 | 1,015.522 |
Schedule 3.5 Ferry Services
| Proposed Changes | Operating £m | Capital £m | Total £m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Budget | 422.045 | 111.002 | 533.047 |
| Proposed changes | (22.500) | (32.000) | (54.500) |
| ABR Proposed Budget | 399.545 | 79.002 | 478.547 |
| Summary of proposed changes | |||
| Re-profiling of vessel procurement and harbour works to support wider SG priorities | (21.000) | (32.000) | (53.000) |
| Transfer to Concessionary Fares & Bus Services to support the Smartcard Programme | (1.500) | 0.000 | (1.500) |
| (22.500) | (32.000) | (54.500) | |
| Proposed Budget following Autumn Budget Revision | |||
| Gross Expenditure | 399.545 | 79.002 | 478.547 |
| Less: Retained Income | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Capital Receipts Applied | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 399.545 | 79.002 | 478.547 | |
| Budget Analysis | |||
| Support for Ferry Services | 328.545 | 0.000 | 328.545 |
| Vessels and Piers | 71.000 | 79.002 | 150.002 |
| Net Expenditure | 399.545 | 79.002 | 478.547 |
Schedule 3.6 Air Services
| Proposed Changes | Operating £m | Capital £m | Total £m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Budget | 79.558 | 0.000 | 79.558 |
| Proposed changes | 5.000 | 0.000 | 5.000 |
| ABR Proposed Budget | 84.558 | 0.000 | 84.558 |
| Summary of proposed changes | |||
| Additional funding to cover the higher contribution to Employers National Insurance costs | 5.000 | 0.000 | 5.000 |
| 5.000 | 0.000 | 5.000 | |
| Proposed Budget following Autumn Budget Revision | |||
| Gross Expenditure | 84.558 | 0.000 | 84.558 |
| Less: Retained Income | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Capital Receipts Applied | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 84.558 | 0.000 | 84.558 | |
| Budget Analysis | |||
| Highlands & Islands Airports Limited | 65.546 | 0.000 | 65.546 |
| Support for Air Services | 19.012 | 0.000 | 19.012 |
| Net Expenditure | 84.558 | 0.000 | 84.558 |
Schedule 3.7 Transport Central Government Grants to Local Authorities
| Proposed Changes | Operating £m | Capital £m | Total £m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Budget | 72.727 | 0.000 | 72.727 |
| Proposed changes | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| ABR Proposed Budget | 72.727 | 0.000 | 72.727 |
| Summary of proposed changes | |||
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Proposed Budget following Autumn Budget Revision | |||
| Gross Expenditure | 72.727 | 0.000 | 72.727 |
| Less: Retained Income | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Capital Receipts Applied | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 72.727 | 0.000 | 72.727 | |
| Budget Analysis | |||
| Cycling, Walking and Safer Routes | 23.927 | 0.000 | 23.927 |
| Support for Inter-Island Ferries | 36.400 | 0.000 | 36.400 |
| Regional Transport Partnership | 12.400 | 0.000 | 12.400 |
| Net Expenditure | 72.727 | 0.000 | 72.727 |