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Clearer plan needed to reform public services. The Scottish Government quickly addressed short-term financial challenges in 2022/23, but reform of the public...

Scotland's financial response to Covid-19: Spending update We published Scotland's financial response to Covid-19 in June 2022. This update...

The Scottish Government spent £49.2 billion against a budget of £51.2 billion in 2021/22. But with significant pressures on public finances, auditors have...

The Scottish Government needs to be more transparent about its spending in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, following a year in which its budget grew by a...

Transparency over public spending remains vital during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic By Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland The Scottish...

The Scottish Government overspent its 2019/20 budget by nearly £700 million responding to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The powers of the Auditor General are considerable and are intended to support the democratic scrutiny of how well public money has been spent.  For me, they...

The Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts 2018/19 audit has noted the 2018/19 Social Security Scotland accounts were qualified by the auditor, specifically...