howard mcsweeney1 wrote:As far as I am aware KCC do not pay a penny in subsidies to Stagecoach for buses running to hospitals.
From the archives:-
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/subsidy_to_stagecoach
The only true subsidy paid by KCC to bus operators relates to that for bus
services which are not commercially viable but considered to be socially
necessary as without them Kent residents would be unable to access
essential services. This budget is commonly referred to as Socially
Necessary Bus Service Budget and in respect of this area, in the past 5
financial years, Stagecoach have been paid values as identified below.
2009 / 10: £966,660.88
2010 / 11: £892,581.75
2011 / 12: £1,058,525.92
2012 / 13: £1,435,903.09
2013 / 14:
£1,705,817.36