By Cara Sulieman
A SCOTS council facing a nine billion pound black hole is splashing out more than £10,000 to send staff to the United States – to greet some sailors.
Edinburgh City Council are preparing to send a delegation to greet the city’s entry in the round-the-world yacht race.
The plans would involve a senior council official leading the group to San Francisco next month and to New York in June when the Edinburgh Inspiring Capital Clipper visits.
Bosses – who are hoping to gain sponsorship to cover some of the costs – claim that the move would boost tourism and business links.
But opposition politicians are furious at the timing when the council has to find more than £90 million worth of savings in the next three years to ward off the biggest financial crisis in its history.
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