Re: Could be desperate managers trying to retain staff.
"The Irony is that the overall tax take will be less as the various departments with be forced into the hands of serial tax dodgers (and bodgers) from Crapita, App-sent-manure et al."
With my cynics hat on, it's not ironic but by design. Have a look at how many MPs are consultants for or paid to lobby for such companies, and those of us who have experience of them know that knowing the right people is the only way Crapita et al could ever secure any work. It's certainly not because they have reputations for excellence.