RUNNING ON EMPTY
Daily Record|January 24, 2024
Half-full seats of power cost 3.7m a year
PAUL HUTCHEON
RUNNING ON EMPTY

TAXPAYERS are footing a £3.7million bill for running flagship Scottish Government buildings more than half empty.

Barely one-third of staff worked in St Andrew's House in November while the figure for Victoria Quay in Leith was 21 percent.

Covid led to a surge in home working among public and private sector workers that continues to this day.

Business leaders believe it damages the wider economy as city centre firms rely on offices for footfall.

This story is from the January 24, 2024 edition of Daily Record.

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