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Katrine Bussey

SNP in talks with taxman over VAT linked to Murrell purchases, Swinney reveals

Peter Murrell SNP John Swinney HMRC Anas Sarwar Jane Barlow Holyrood
John Swinney told MSPs that the SNP has began talks with HMRC to see if VAT was illegally reclained on purchases made when former party chief executive Peter Murrell embezzled over £400,000 (Jane Barlow/PA) -

The SNP has started talks with the taxman to see if VAT was illegally reclaimed on purchases made by former chief executive Peter Murrell as he embezzled more than £400,000, John Swinney has revealed.

The SNP leader told Holyrood the party had “opened up discussions” with His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs on the matter.

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