True cost of Edinburgh tram line has exceeded £1bn, says report

Public inquiry highlights litany of avoidable failures' involving project company Tie, Edinburgh council and Scottish ministers

A damning report on the chaos that beset Edinburgh's tram line says its true cost has soared to well over 1bn because of a litany of avoidable failures" on the project.

The long-awaited report from a public inquiry into the project called for new powers to prosecute businesses that make false statements" to councillors and substantial reforms in the way Scotland oversees tram projects in future.