Nine companies that were awarded contracts last year - including Deloitte and Ernst & Young - have had those extended by a year. The government has secured new Brexit contracts with consultants worth nearly £ 160m ($208m), according to data provider Tussell. A total of £2.3bn was spent on the work in 2017, including a deal for consultancy firm Deloitte and accountancy giant PwC to provide advice on Brexit. Dave Penman from the union for civil servants, the FDA, noted that the civil service has shrunk by nearly 25% since austerity was introduced and said the size of the contracts is unsurprising.
The government has secured new Brexit contracts with consultants worth nearly £ 160m ($208m), according to data provider Tussell. A total of £2.3bn was spent on the work in 2017, including a deal for consultancy firm Deloitte and accountancy giant PwC to provide advice on Brexit. Dave Penman from the union for civil servants, the FDA, noted that the civil service has shrunk by nearly 25% since austerity was introduced and said the size of the contracts is unsurprising.