The total expenditure incurred by core Scottish Government on external consultancy for each of the last three financial years is as follows: 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013 £4,392,297.59 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014 £5,754,700.26 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015 £4,650,293.41 The financial audit of the Scottish Government for 2014-15 is not yet complete, and the total for 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015 may be subject to adjustment before being finalised.