New data has shown that residents of the Australian state of Victoria have to pay nearly $1 billion (US$670 million) in consulting fees since the Labor government came into power in 2014.
On March 23, the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) released data on how much the Victorian Labor government has paid consulting agencies over the years.
According to the reports seen by The Epoch Times, $176.89 million was spent on consultancies in the 2021-2022 financial year, up from $66.93 million in 2019-2020 and $150.18 million in 2020-2021.
When put together, the total spending for the past eight years amounted to $896.38 million.
In 2021-2022, KPMG was the highest-paid agency, raking in $31.9 million via 59 engagements, followed by PwC at $15.3 million, Ernst and Young at $13.8 million, and Deloitte at $12.5 million….