苏格兰卫生部长迈克尔·马西森 (Michael Matheson) 因家庭旅行期间产生的 1.1 万英镑 iPad 漫游费用而辞职,并承认最初声称没有个人使用的说法是错误的。 Scottish Health Secretary, Michael Matheson, resigns over £11k iPad roaming bill incurred during a family trip, admitting initial claim of no personal use was false.
苏格兰卫生部长迈克尔·马西森 (Michael Matheson) 在因 iPad 数据漫游费用近 11,000 英镑引发争议后辞职。 Scottish Health Secretary, Michael Matheson, has resigned after a controversy over an iPad data roaming bill of almost £11,000. 该账单是在摩洛哥家庭度假期间产生的。 The bill was incurred during a family holiday in Morocco. 马西森最初声称他十几岁的儿子使用该设备观看足球比赛,但后来承认他谎称没有个人使用该设备。 Matheson initially claimed his teenage sons used the device for watching football, but later admitted that he had lied about there being no personal use of the device. 尽管最初坚持要偿还纳税人的钱,但他后来决定辞职,以免分散苏格兰政府的注意力。 Despite initially insisting he would reimburse the taxpayers, he later decided to quit to avoid becoming a distraction to the Scottish Government. 马西森辞职之际,苏格兰议会团体正准备调查此事。 Matheson's resignation comes as the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body is set to investigate the matter.