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The Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government,[1] established in September 2008 to improve public infrastructure investment. SFT operates at arm's length from the Government but works closely with the public and private sectors to deliver value-for-money on all public sector infrastructure investment across the country.

Background

In their manifesto for the 2007 election, the Scottish National Party (SNP) proposed the Scottish Futures Trust as an alternative to PPP/PFI, encouraging greater use of public bonds, to access to lower-cost borrowing.[2] It was a solution conceived to allow the devolved administration to gain some leverage around private sector investment.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Executive non-departmental public bodies". National Public Bodies Directory. Edinburgh: The Scottish Government. July 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Scottish Futures Trust cannot work just yet". The Scotsman. 8 November 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Gourtsoyannis, Paris (5 May 2014). "Follow the money - is PFI's replacement innovative?". Holyrood. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
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