ESTIMATED costs around the National Care Service Bill are “likely to significantly understate” the actual costs which could face the Scottish Government, Audit Scotland has said.
The independent body will give evidence on the financial memorandum of the bill on Tuesday, but has already raised a number of concerns in a written submission to the Finance and Public Administration Committee.
Last week, SNP MSPs on the committee tore into government officials as they criticised a lack of clarity within the document. Convener Kenneth Gibson said the policy seemed like a “sledgehammer to crack a nut”.
