The First Minister said the party had to go through a “difficult process” on its staff numbers.
John Swinney has insisted the SNP is “financially strong” in the wake of an announcement its staff numbers could be slashed from 26 to 16.
On Saturday the party’s national executive committee agreed to consult on a proposal to “streamline” staffing, while a voluntary redundancy scheme has been opened. The First Minister said: “The party is financially strong, but we have got to keep it that way, and that is what the difficult process that we have got to go through involves.
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