Hon. Tjorn Sibma asks the Minister for Finance to detail the reasons for and value of consulting services provided to the WA state government by the 'big four' firms (Ernst & Young, KPMG, Deloitte, and PricewaterhouseCoopers) during the 2022-23 budget year. The Minister responds by referring to publicly available reports.

AnsweredQoN 514Legislative Council
Asked
16 May 2023
Portfolio
Finance

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CONSULTING SERVICES
514. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the Minister for Finance:
I refer to the state government's
utilisation of consulting services during the 2022–23 budget year.
What
is the reason for, and the value of services provided to the state government
by the following ''big four'' firms : Ernst and Young,
KPMG, Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers?

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I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
As part of this government's
ongoing commitment to accountability and transparency, and in accordance with Premier's Circular 2021/17, a six-monthly
report on consultants engaged by the government is tabled in both houses of Parliament regularly. Each report details the name of the consultants
engaged, the purpose of engagement, the period of engagement and the costs.

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