PIK
Re: PIK
Clive
I’m not going to make this political but consider this.
The money given to PIK could have helped many other business build on their successes, not failure.
PIK has never delivered. All we have seen is a constant reduction in passenger services and these “loans” are in effect a subsidy to an Irish carrier competing against British registered carriers operating from both Edinburgh and Glasgow.
If there is transparency over monies allocated, outstanding loan repayments then it’s clear for all to see how much a drain PIK has become on public finances. Politicians should always remember that it is PUBLIC money they spend, not their own. If the latter I seriously wonder exactly how much their largesse would stretch.
Finally regarding transparency. Why all the secrecy regards the failed bid? Why is the statement released on Twitter by the usually invisible Transport Minister?
I ask these questions not to try and score any political points but as a hard pressed Scottish taxpayer.
I’m not going to make this political but consider this.
The money given to PIK could have helped many other business build on their successes, not failure.
PIK has never delivered. All we have seen is a constant reduction in passenger services and these “loans” are in effect a subsidy to an Irish carrier competing against British registered carriers operating from both Edinburgh and Glasgow.
If there is transparency over monies allocated, outstanding loan repayments then it’s clear for all to see how much a drain PIK has become on public finances. Politicians should always remember that it is PUBLIC money they spend, not their own. If the latter I seriously wonder exactly how much their largesse would stretch.
Finally regarding transparency. Why all the secrecy regards the failed bid? Why is the statement released on Twitter by the usually invisible Transport Minister?
I ask these questions not to try and score any political points but as a hard pressed Scottish taxpayer.
Last edited by atuk on Fri Oct 09, 2020 8:24 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: PIK
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/ ... 815246.amp
Huge firms kick of bid to buy PIK.
Sounds like DHL or suchlike?
Huge firms kick of bid to buy PIK.
Sounds like DHL or suchlike?
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Re: PIK
Time will tell. I hope that there is no huge monetary carrots being dangled to bring this to fruition.Clive wrote: ↑Fri Oct 09, 2020 3:54 pm https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/ ... 815246.amp
Huge firms kick of bid to buy PIK.
Sounds like DHL or suchlike?
Meanwhile the cynic in me says aye the band played on!