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Investment plan published
27/03/2008
Details of Scotland's largest and most ambitious programme of public sector investment in education, transport and the environment have been published today.
The second Infrastructure Investment Plan (IIP) sets out the Scottish Government's proposals for sustainable capital investment.
It provides businesses with information to allow them to plan ahead for future investment projects.
Finance Secretary John Swinney said:
"The Scottish Government has delivered record funding for local government to deliver our priorities, including increased investment to enhance the infrastructure needed to make our communities more successful.
"We are determined to deliver much needed improvements to Scotland's public services and boost the performance of our economy.
"The Infrastructure Investment Plan sets out projects that are key to our aim of increasing sustainable economic growth. It also provides the business community with information on the extensive range of opportunities that lie ahead."
The first IIP in Scotland was published in 2005. The new plan provides a new platform for investment.
The new Plan includes for the first time local authority capital plans over the next five years. It also includes web links to many policy and investment strategies in the public sector which support the Plan.