There is "no sign" of Edinburgh Council's annual £6 million dividend from Lothian Buses returning, bosses have said, as the pandemic continues to impact public transport patronage.
The number of passengers boarding services run by the council-owned bus firm has recovered, although not fully, after patronage fell by over 90 per cent at the start of the Covid-19 outbreak.
Head of finance for Edinburgh City Council Hugh Dunn explained there's been a "lag on people coming back to public transport", adding that additional funds from the Scottish Government to keep bus companies afloat are now no longer being paid.
