The Andrews government spent more than half a billion dollars on consultants over the past five years, according to fresh data from the Victorian Auditor-General’s Office.
The data, released on Thursday, showed the massive sums spent on the external consultants by nine government departments from 2017-18 until 2021-22.
It comes ahead of an audit into contractors and consultants in the Victorian public service, set to be tabled in the third quarter of this year. New figures from the Victorian Auditor-General’s Office reveal that the state government spent $671 million on consultants over the last five years. Picture NCA NewsWire / Aaron Francis
That audit will determine whether government departments “accurately record, monitor, and transparently report” spending on contractors and consultants.Out of the 1,150 vendors used, big four firms KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers , Ernst & Young, and Deloitte were frequented the most.The government spent a massive $117,468,354 on consultants from KPMG, and $79,695,151 from the under-fire PwC.
The firm has been in the spotlight since revelations its former head of international tax for PwC Australia Peter Collins allegedly leaked details relating to a crackdown on multinational tax avoidance.Given the recent tax leaks, weâre calling on the Premier to announce a freeze on PwC contracts with Vic Gov.
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