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Peter A Walker

Tories call for financial scrutiny amid claims of ‘wasteful’ government spending

The Scottish Government has urged the introduction of a new financial scrutiny procedure amid claims of “wasteful” spending and “savage” cuts to the public sector.

The Scottish Conservatives led a parliamentary debate on Wednesday to scrutinise the Scottish Government’s spending review, which could see tens of thousands of public sector jobs cut.

It follows Finance Secretary Kate Forbes’ Spending Review last week, where she admitted “difficult decisions” would need to be taken.

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