Suspiciously, I haven’t found the itemised accounts for all £1.34 billion of the total project cost in Audit Scotland’s Main Report PDF – “Forth Replacement Crossing”.
There appears to be £460 million in unaccounted-for spending!
What has happened to the missing £ millions?
Overcharged?
Embezzled?
The public do have a right to know!
The Queensferry Crossing Accounts
Email reply received from Transport Scotland, 19th January 2021.
Transport Scotland Queensferry Crossing Yearly Accounts
So many of the missing £ millions are VAT but that still leaves £219 million + VAT on Employer’s Direct Costs. Seems rather a lot of money to pay Transport Scotland civil servants to answer emails. 🙄
Email reply received from Transport Scotland, 15th February 2021.
Transport Scotland Queensferry Crossing Employer Costs
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