Victorian government hired KPMG to consult on tobacco changes despite firm’s links to industry
by Henry Belot from World news | The Guardian on (#6ERF0)
Exclusive: Transparency advocates condemn arrangement as appalling' while health department refuses to say how much consultancy was paid
The Victorian government paid a consultancy firm that has spent decades working for big tobacco to lead the state's consultation on changes to tobacco and vaping laws, before the process was abandoned.
The state's health department has repeatedly declined to say how much KPMG was paid for the work this year and did not answer questions about whether the international firm's long association with big tobacco and its ongoing work for the industry were declared.
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