He stated that the Scottish Government "now needs to be more proactive in showing where and how this money was spent and show a clearer line from budgets to funding announcements to actual spending", adding that "this will support scrutiny and transparency of a matter of such significant public interest and importance."4The 2020/21 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts: news release. (2021). Retrieved from <a href="https://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/uploads/docs/report/2021/s22_211216_scottish_consolidated_pr.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/uploads/docs/report/2021/s22_211216_scottish_consolidated_pr.pdf</a>
With the Covid-19 pandemic continuing to require financial interventions, it is imperative that the Scottish Government continues to provide full, transparent and timely information on all Covid-19 allocations.