Mcconnell Under Fire Over Rising Cost of M74 Extension; Trust in Public Spending Is Threatened, Says Green Msp
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JACK McConnell was forced to defend the controversial M74 extension during first minister's question time yesterday amid growing political anger at a possible (pounds) 1bn bill for the scheme.
Patrick Harvie, the Glasgow Green list MSP, challenged the first minister over the potential use of a public private partnership (PPP) to build the five-mile link and maintain it and other nearby roads for 30 years.See the full content of this document
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Mcconnell Under Fire Over Rising Cost of M74 Extension; Trust in Public Spending Is Threatened, Says Green Msp
The "astronomical cost" of such "PPP rip-off deals" would damage trust in public spending, Mr Harvie claimed.
However, Mr McConnell said that, in his experience, PPP...See the full content of this document
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