NSW govt puts a cap into tech consulting fees

From itnews.com.au

NSW govt puts a cap into tech consulting fees

Technology consultants earning thousands of dollars a day on transformation projects in NSW government agencies are set to have their daily rates capped, as the state’s Finance Minister Damien Tudehope metes out strict new IT cost controls stipulated in 2019 State Budget.

Tudehope has confirmed to iTnews plans are now being drawn-up to apply cost controls similar to a crackdown on so-called Big Four consulting fees, which that caps consultants’ maximum daily rates at $4000 and includes a price schedule for specific grades and kinds of work.

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