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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Peter Hannam

Philip Lowe ‘appalled’ by PwC scandal but says firm will continue to audit Reserve Bank

Phil Lowe
Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Philip Lowe, said PwC wouldn’t get any new contracts unless it could demonstrate complete transparency. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Scandal-hit accounting firm PwC will continue to audit the Reserve Bank, including over possible underpayment of staff, but won’t get new contracts unless it can demonstrate “complete” transparency and accountability, governor Philip Lowe said.

Addressing a Senate estimates committee on Wednesday, Lowe said he was “appalled as you are” about PwC sharing of confidential tax design information with its corporate clients.

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