The ATO says secrecy offences prevented it from raising concerns about a tax leak as early as 2016,as a Greens senator claims some offences appear to protect the fox more than the hens.
Integrity experts say the big four consulting firms with access to top levels of government should play by the same disclosure rules as lobbyists to remove conflict-of-interest risks.
The Tax Practitioners Board is demanding PwC name the nine partners the firm stood down this week,as the RBA governor also called for it to be transparent.
Letter writers applaud the NSW Productivity Commissioner’s support for increased density,but there are plenty of caveats.
A corrupt culture could permeate the outsourcing of federal government work to the consultant industry and we are powerless to prevent it
The senator has been leading Labor’s assault on the consulting giant in the upper house over the leak of confidential information about the government’s tax plans.
The ATO boss said it took a long time to gather information about the tax leak scandal due to obstacles placed in the authority’s path.
PwC is trying desperately to head off what could be a global crisis for the firm’s network of affiliated businesses,but the damage has already been done.
PwC Australia acting CEO said she was committed to being fully transparent as she issued an open letter of apology,but did not name the nine partners the company put on leave.
Given the current mood of the Senate,the latest round of estimates hearing is unlikely to throw up any good news for the professional services firm.
PwC is about to make a significant announcement as the battle to release the names of those implicated in the tax scandal continues in Senate estimates this week.