苏格兰议会面临不断上升的PFI债务,每年开支555亿英镑用于学校项目,到2042年总费用超过14.8B英镑。 Scottish councils face rising PFI debt, spending £555M yearly on school projects, with total costs exceeding £14.8B by 2042.

自2000年以来,苏格兰议会已为PFI学校项目支付了77亿英镑,尚欠69亿英镑,仅今年一年就将支出5.55亿英镑。 Scottish councils have paid over £7.7 billion on PFI school projects since 2000, with £6.9 billion still owed, and will spend £555 million this year alone. 到2042年,总费用预计将超过148亿英镑,是学校建筑价值的四倍多。 Total costs are expected to exceed £14.8 billion by 2042, more than four times the value of the school buildings. 支付金额在2030年左右达到顶峰,对教育预算造成压力,影响到教师的聘用、交通和特殊需要资金。 Payments, peaking around 2030, are straining education budgets, affecting teacher hiring, transport, and special needs funding. 虽然新进步党以学习产业投资方案等新模式取代了PFI,但许多理事会仍面临数十年的付款,有些理事会直到2041年才完成付款。 Though the SNP has replaced PFI with new models like the Learning Estate Investment Programme, many councils still face decades of payments, with some not finishing until 2041. 批评者认为合同的价值很低,利润和成本缺乏透明度,家长担心财政压力会迫使学校关闭和裁员。 Critics argue the contracts offer poor value, with profits and costs lacking transparency, and parents worry financial pressures drive school closures and staffing cuts.