A FULL review of the Scottish government’s spending should be carried out to identify unspent money, wasted spending and to increase transparency around the budget, Scottish Labour has said.

The party’s finance spokesman, Daniel Johnson, has called for a comprehensive spending review as part of the budget process, with “line-by-line” evidence of where public money is being spent.

Scotland’s Finance Secretary, Kate Forbes, is due to announce the proposed budget on Thursday and Mr Johnson said knowing where all the money goes would help to “make sure every penny is spent wisely.”