First minister Nicola Sturgeon has pledged to freeze Scotrail fares at least until spring next year in her new Programme for Government.
Setting out the legislative programme and policy agenda for 2022-23, Ms Sturgeon outlined a raft of measures to help with the cost of living crisis.
'This Parliament - regrettably - does not have the power to freeze energy prices,' she said. 'But there are other costs that we can - and will - use our devolved powers to bear firmly down on. To that end, I can announce that Scotrail fares will be frozen until at least March 2023.'
For the bus sector, she pledged to continue 'delivery of free bus travel for all those under 22 and over 60'.
She also pledged support to help continue the shift to electric road vehicles and vowed to 'do even more in the year ahead to support active travel with investment in new routes for walking, wheeling and cycling'.
There was no mention of road building in her speech. With the SNP and Green Party working together in government through a power-sharing agreement, the issue of new roads is a sensitive one.
The first minister did announce that there would be a Scottish Aggregates Levy in her programme this year.
The Bill will deliver on powers devolved in the Scotland Act 2016 by setting out the key arrangements for a devolved tax on the commercial exploitation of aggregates in Scotland administrated by Revenue Scotland.
This will likely see costs rise for the highways sector as aggregates are a key material in roads.
Having just provided a £9m debt facility for Trojan, a provider of electric vehicle charging facilities, the Scottish National Investment Bank was promised further funds to deliver its key missions.
A £100m capital funding pot has also been allocated to develop the devolved nation's hydrogen industry, supporting efforts that will be outlined in the finalised Hydrogen Action Plan and Investment Proposition due to be published in the coming months.
After recent scandals over delays in the delivery of two new CalMac passenger ferries, Ms Sturgeon said: 'We will establish two greenports in Scotland, and make the first investments from the £500m North East and Moray Just Transition Fund.
'We will invest in vital improvements to ferry services and consult on the new Islands Connectivity plan.'
On top of this, there were further pledges to improve broadband infrastructure and flood protection and resilience.
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