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The filling of the budget black hole will lead to more austerity, with families struggling, kids going hungry and food banks facing unprecedented demand.
Last night, it was reported that an MSP racked up a bill of £11,000 through data-roaming charges while on holiday—a tab that has been picked up entirely by the taxpayer.
In order to do this the Committee has looked at what went wrong with the original 2025 completion date as well as scrutinising the action currently being taken to make sure that the Scottish Government's revised completion date of 2035 can be met.
Hunger
The Committee commends local authority initiatives to tackle hunger including North Lanarkshire offering free meals during holidays and Glasgow planning to provide free school meals for all pupils up to P4.