So the trumpet blowers at Transport North East are today celebrating a Department of Transport announcement, claiming to be investing £45.6 million into improving bus services. TNE claim this to be "bringing our region's total BSIP funding to £163.5m"



That'd of course be a welcome announcement of investment, if they hadn't already announced back in April 2022, that they have been successful in a "funding award of £163.5 million over three years." - see: http://www.transportnortheast.gov.uk/lat...ouncement/

Now maths isn't always my strong point, but wouldn't an additional £45.6 million, on top of the April 2022 award of £163.5 million, result in their total BSIP funding being £209.1 million? 

Unless of course this isn't new money, and in which case, why is there such a fanfare about it?