Scotland’s capital investment to top £3.1bn this year
ByThe Courier Reporter
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon unveils the government's updated multi-billion Infrastructure Investment Plan at Glasgow's Southern General Hospital.
The Scottish Government’s investment programme in infrastructure projects such as schools, hospitals and roads is on course to spend £3.1 billion this year, it has been announced.
The Government said projects for 2012-13 will support more than 40,000 jobs.
Meanwhile a further £3.4bn of capital investment is planned for the following year, 2013-14.
The progress was set out in an update of the Infrastructure Investment Plan, first published in December 2011.
Opposition parties said the programme has been beset by delays, and accused the Government of “talking” rather than “doing”.
According to the Government, several projects will be completed and become operational in 2013-14.
It also revealed that nine projects worth more than £600 million were completed in 2012.
Scotland’s capital investment to top £3.1bn this year
