Summary
ATTEMPTS by ministers to tackle burgeoning bureaucracy have failed to make an impact as the salary bill of the Scottish Executive and its arm's-length public bodies increased by [pounds]69.3m last year, The Herald can reveal.
The number of staff employed by the Scottish Executive, its agencies, quangos and the parliament rose by 1.6per cent in 2004 to 26,147. Wage costs also soared from [pounds]579.9m to [pounds]649.2m last year - a 12per cent increase.See the full content of this document
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Quango Jobs Grow Despite the Promises Salaries Rose by 69.3m Last Year the Herald Public Sector Audit
Some of the rise can be attributed to the introduction of new public bodies and agencies, including the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, the Social Work Services Inspectorate and th...
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