In the report, which was presented last week, the writing of the auditors is that public transport has the region’s most covered activities in which new investment needs are constantly being added. Among other things, as is the expansion of the new metro than the tangible cost item.
Furthermore, you write that it several years back appeared in the council to kostnadsutvecklingstakten need to reduce the costs of public transport in Stockholm has increased twice as fast as the costs for all the activities in the local government sector in recent years.
the sharp criticism of the region’s trafiknämnd that the mean does not ensure the conditions for priorities, increasing efficiency and control over the long-term cost developments in public transport.
” We are working to reduce costs and we do so with the care of passengers in order to avoid paying increased costs. But as I see it is because the pace of increase in the cost of external factors such as, for example, that it has become more expensive to build. And we can’t do much about, ” says kollektivtrafikregionrådet Tomas Eriksson (MP).
He says that SL has had a financial surplus the past few years, something that even the auditors have noted, and therefore he does not feel any acute concerns.
” We are working continuously to try and drive traffic and investment as efficiently as possible, but it costs and there is nothing strange.
– We do not share their picture, but consider that we set aside and keep track of which investments need to be made and how much they will cost. You put the continuously of the money to be able to implement the investment, but then is it always changes, just as in any project.
– We welcome the auditors ‘ observations and agrees on the importance of economic balance, but the investment in public transport is the majority behind, and it is our ambition to implement them. Now we get to the board and management have a good look at the views of the auditors are given. The auditors are the council’s instruments in order to ensure that the board is doing and we receive suggestions for improvements.
Trafiknämnden have until 30 June to comment on the report.
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