The review will take place after the Record and other media outlets revealed embarrassing items were spent when Nicola Sturgeon was leader
Humza Yousaf has ordered a review of credit card spending by civil servants after the Government was mocked over frivolous purchases.
Yousaf’s intervention came after the Record revealed details of nearly 60,000 credit card entries between 2019 and 2022. At an Edinburgh Fringe event with comedian Matt Forde, Yousaf said: “It's fair to ask the questions that people are asking about. Was this item spent? Why was it spent? Why was it bought by the civil service?
He added: "At the same time, civil servants reading books about governing well - it's not a bad thing.Scottish politics Yousaf also said: "I noticed one of the headlines around security through airports and so on and so forth, which again is fair for people to ask a question.
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