Leonard brands Ferguson Marine employee payment ‘con trick’

Leonard brands Ferguson Marine employee payment ‘con trick’

A senior Scottish Labour MSP has accused Ferguson Marine of operating what he described as a secretive tax-avoidance con trick, after a parliamentary inquiry uncovered unauthorised payment arrangements and weak internal controls at the state-owned shipyard. Speaking in the Scottish Parliament during a debate on the Public Audit Committee’s report into Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Holdings Limited, Richard Leonard said the committee had uncover…