A dramatic expansion of government contracting to the Big Four consulting companies

There has been a dramatic expansion of government contracting to the Big Four consulting companies—PwC, EY, KPMG and Deloitte—for providing advice. “Ironically, as the architects of global tax avoidance, the Big Four are more responsible than any other institutions for undermining the government’s tax base thanks to their tax avoidance advice for multinational clients. Yet they are also the biggest winners of taxpayer consultancies.”