LABOUR should be "ashamed" of the party's toxic legacy on PFI schools, the SNP have said.
The party pointed to SPICe analysis showing Labour's PFI schools scheme is costing councils millions of pounds each year, more than a decade on.
The total cost of the "toxic PFI legacy" across all projects was more than £1 billion in 2016/17.
SNP MSP Ruth Maguire, who sits on Holyrood’s Education and Skills Committee, said: “Labour’s toxic PFI legacy has left our schools counting the cost every single year, long after voters removed them from government.
“They ought to be ashamed of themselves – they’ve left Scotland with a bill that rises every single year and is costing our local authorities £434.3 million this year alone.
“These funds could be put towards delivering better local services – but instead we’re still paying for Labour’s mess.
"And we should not forget the potential consequences of Labour’s dodgy deals on jerry-built schools across Edinburgh – forced to close for nearly 500 days because of fundamental safety concerns.
“It’s high time that Labour apologised for this toxic legacy that they’ve left for our schools and councils across the country.”
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