Liberal senator demands PwC executives ‘bare their necks’ at inquiry into consultancies

Richard Colbeck says PwC International must clarify reports it took control of Australian firm after tax leaks scandal

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The head of a second parliamentary inquiry has demanded answers from PwC International after reports it took control of the Australian firm to contain the tax leaks scandal, warning senior managers need to “come clean” and “bare their necks”.

The rebuke by Liberal senator Richard Colbeck, who chairs the senate inquiry into the consulting industry, comes a day after the head of a separate inquiry, Labor senator Deborah O’Neill, called for PwC International bosses to face questions.

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