One of the world’s largest financial consulting firms, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), has been referred to Australia’s Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) after a government inquiry revealed the company allegedly planned to cheat the Australian government out of tax revenue from the firm.
Greens Senator Barbara Pocock, who initiated the senate inquiry, announced she will be referring the company to the NACC over the scandal.
“This is a serious matter of misconduct involving a company that has multiple government contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars,” said Pocock.
“It’s beyond comprehension that the government would leave this matter to a review by an ‘independent’ investigator appointed by the company itself, as proposed by the PwC CEO, Tom Seymour, just days before he resigned in disgrace.”…