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New private auditors cut council fees by 40%

Councils and other public sector bodies could see their audit fees slashed by 40% under new outsourced contracts for audit practice.

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By Heather Jameson | 06 March 2012

Councils and other public sector bodies could see their audit fees slashed by 40% under new outsourced contracts for audit practice.

The Audit Commission has announced the four companies that will take over the five-year contracts from 2012/13. They are: Grant Thornton; KPMG, Ernst and Young; and DA Partnership.

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