Consultant Hiring Costs Victorian Taxpayers Nearly $1 Billion

The logo of KPMG, a multinational tax advisory and accounting services company, hangs on a building in Berlin, Germany, on Jan. 22, 2021. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

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.