There you have it folks, MSPs have agreed the general principles of the Budget Bill.

A deal was reached after the Greens won an additional £170m for local councils.

And public sector pay rises will now apply to 75% of workers rather than the 51% that was originally proposed.

The revised budget proposals were approved by 69 votes to 56, and now move onto the next stage in the legislative process ahead of a final vote next month.

The Scottish Conservatives and Scottish Labour voted against, but two Liberal Democrat MSPs backed the proposals.

Humza Yousaf says the measures to be included in the Transport Bill are "bold", he says.

These will include enhancing partnership working and removing legal dubiety around council-run services.

One size won't fit all, he says, but the Bill intends to give councils a variety of tools to improve services.

First Glasgow provided details of its recent fare changes whic hit says saw many price freezes and reductions back in early January.

Here's a snap shot from First Glasgow:

• "Bus operator highlights value for money across network"
• "Big reduction in all-day ticket for children on city bus network"
• "Consumer demand for mTicket and smart ticketing continues to rise"
• "Smartphone usage in Glasgow continues to rise"

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Transport Secretary Humza Yousaf says it is incredible 75% of journey's are being done by bus but they do not get the airtime.

Mr Yousaf says clearly passengers feel that they are not getting the service that justifies the fares increases.

He says the forthcoming Transport Bill can address some issues.

The minister says it is worth talking to groups like Passenger Focus.

Brian Taylor
BBC Scotland Political Editor

There was a discernible pattern to events during the Budget debate at Holyrood this afternoon.

Indeed, a mischievous Murdo Fraser suggested that the entire affair, the deal with ministers and the Greens, had been choreographed.

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And then didn't Patrick Harvie, he of the Greens, refresh the entire business with a string of contentious proposals at the very end of his speech?

Mr Harvie suggested that, instead of last-minute haggling, opposition parties should be obliged to submit their ideas for scrutiny by Parliament's finance committee?

Being a member of that esteemed body, perhaps he could question himself?

Read Brian Taylor's analysis here.

Labour MSP Johann Lamont says this debate has been in the public domain for a long time - but adds there are solutions.

She suggests exploring not-for-profit providers, as advocated by the Co-Operative Party.

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Tory MSP Jamie Greene says the prices rises at First Buses seem excessive and unacceptable.

Mr Greene says he is not here to justify the decisions of private operators, but the environmental context in which they operate must be considered.

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Mr Greer uses his motion to say changes to fare structures that favour smartphone app-based ticketing will impact on those less likely to own a smartphone

The Green MSP says fare rises will also have a considerable negative impact on families, young people and low-earners.

Several bus routes in Glasgow and the West Scotland region have been withdrawn or reduced, including the 4A service, with, he considers, little to no consultation with local residents.

Mr Greer bus services should be affordable, environmentally sustainable and accessible to all members of society.

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Buses are treated as anything but a public service, Mr Greer adds, with services being run for profit over people.

This leads to service cuts, fare rises and environmental concerns not being addressed, he argues.

"Private profit should have no place in an essential service like public transport."

Ross Greer concludes: "It is time for re-regulation, and it is time for a public transport system that is ran truly and entirely for the public good."

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Mr Greer uses his motion to say:

• fares for under-16s have risen by 40%
• single adult fares have increased by a further 15%
• unaccompanied child fares have been withdrawn entirely following a move in 2017 to no longer offer return fares

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On Sunday 7 January some of First Group Greater Glasgow's fares changed.

It's most popular fares are listed on this page. , external

Ross Greer thanks some of his Labour and the SNP colleagues for supporting for his motion.

Characterising it as an issue that is class-based, he notes over half of low income households do not have access to a car.

A bus service to local Jobcentres are often the only thing preventing people being pushed into hardship, the member notes.

"Transport is central to all our lives - it is a vital public services."

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Green MSP Ross Greer will now lead a member's debate on the reported rises in bus fares by First Bus, particularly in Glasgow and the West Scotland region.

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MSPs back the general principles of the Budget Bill.

69 MSPs backed it and 56 voted against.

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MSPs reject the amendments from Labour and the Tories.

30 MSPs voted for the Tory amendment and 95 voted against.

The Labour amendment was backed by 23 MSPs, but 102 voted against.

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Has Derek Mackay done enough to clear the first hurdle of the budget process? Let's find out with decision time.

Although they have and we know it.

But don't go away, it's still historic.