The Leisure Minister says Thursday’s half-day bus strike will only have saved the government a small amount of money.
Drivers were involved in a five hour stoppage – the latest industrial action in a dispute over changes to their pay and conditions.
However, while Graham Cregeen says the strike passed off peacefully, it naturally affected revenues.
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