4 years ago
BIG FOUR CONSULTANCY FIRMS SEND $800 MILLION BILL TO TAXPAYERS
JULIAN HILL MP
Spending watchdog reveals public service job cuts by the Morrison government have resulted in millions being wasted on large consultancy firms for day-to-day duties
New analysis by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has found that the Big Four consultancy firms - Deloitte, Ernest&Young, KPMG and PwC - now collectively reap $800million a year in Government contracts.
But only 20% of that figure is spent on actual consultancy contracts, meaning the Morrison government is paying top dollar to large consultancy firms to work as contractors doing the day-to-day work of public servants.
Since coming into power the Morrison Government has cut nearly 18,000 jobs from the APS and capped staffing levels, forcing agencies to use expensive contractors and consultants when they don’t have enough staff to get the job done.
This is privatisation of Australia’s public service by stealth and it has to stop.
There is an urgent need for greater transparency so the public can understand what is going on. A fresh and urgent public inquiry is needed; to look into the use of consultants, contractors and labour-hire firms in the Commonwealth
A review by former Telstra CEO, David Thodey recently found that the use of external contractors and consultants to deliver work previously done in-house was a key factor behind the decline in the capability of the APS.
New analysis by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has found that the Big Four consultancy firms - Deloitte, Ernest&Young, KPMG and PwC - now collectively reap $800million a year in Government contracts.
But only 20% of that figure is spent on actual consultancy contracts, meaning the Morrison government is paying top dollar to large consultancy firms to work as contractors doing the day-to-day work of public servants.
Since coming into power the Morrison Government has cut nearly 18,000 jobs from the APS and capped staffing levels, forcing agencies to use expensive contractors and consultants when they don’t have enough staff to get the job done.
This is privatisation of Australia’s public service by stealth and it has to stop.
There is an urgent need for greater transparency so the public can understand what is going on. A fresh and urgent public inquiry is needed; to look into the use of consultants, contractors and labour-hire firms in the Commonwealth
A review by former Telstra CEO, David Thodey recently found that the use of external contractors and consultants to deliver work previously done in-house was a key factor behind the decline in the capability of the APS.