Plymouth City Council, Plymouth Citybus Limited

  • The report is in relation to a proposed grant to Plymouth Citybus Limited (PCL) of up to £12.3 million for the acquisition of 50 zero emission buses (ZEBs) and the provision of associated infrastructure (the ZEB Project).
  • Our key takeaways from the Subsidy Advice Unit (SAU) report are:
    • Assessments should provide sufficient evidence as to why the size of the subsidy is the minimum necessary.
    • Assessments should systematically consider how the design of the subsidy will limit potential negative effects on competition and investment, including discussion of aspects of subsidy design which are set out in the Statutory Guidance (e.g. monitoring, ringfencing, clawback mechanisms etc.).

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