Nicola Sturgeon‘s government billed the Scottish taxpayer for yoga classes, wellington boots and stays at top hotels paid for by official credit cards, data reveals today.
Leaked documents show that in just three years Ms Sturgeon’s administration put £14million on the public ‘card’.
Purchases by senior staff included yoga classes, nail polish and £4,182 for hospitality and hotel accommodation at the five-star Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire in September 2019 for a women in sports event.
The 58,751 purchases on procurement cards, obtained by Scottish Labour, also covered a staff member’s driving theory test, china crockery for a meeting room, a £27 ‘homedisco’ from eBay and £272 on ‘wellington boots for inspections’.
A variety of books were also purchased, including six copies of a book of speeches by Ms Sturgeon and 21 copies of How To Run A Government So That Citizens Benefit And Taxpayers Don’t Go Crazy.
Scottish taxpayers forked out almost £10,000 on VIP treatment for Nicola Sturgeon when she flew on official business when she was first minister.
The former leader used ‘meet and greet services’ from a company that boasted that it treated its customers ‘like royalty’ repeatedly between 2019 and 2022.
Her staff also spent £24.99 on heel stoppers – rubber grips that help people wearing high heels avoid slipping over – before a Remainer trip to Berlin in 2019, saying they were ‘required due to historic flooring’.
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