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(S4O-01810) The Government is determined to invest in Scotland’s infrastructure to stimulate growth in the short term and to lay the foundations for long-term economic success.
Under the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002, the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman is required to keep and prepare accounts in respect of each financial year in accordance with an Accounts Direction from Scottish Ministers.
When the 2013 emissions are adjusted to take account of that, the net Scottish emissions account shows a decrease of 14 per cent between 2012 and 2013.
I will start with some comments on the Accounts Commission and COSLA. For 18 months now, we have worked actively on this project with the Accounts Commission chair, John Baillie, and with the controller of audit in Audit Scotland.