One of the nation’s top tax officers has confirmed he heard “bureaucratic whispers” the federal attorney-general was considering preventing the ATO intervening in a High Court case about the Bell Group litigation saga.
The parliamentary inquiry is examining whether the federal government sought to short-change taxpayers by doing a deal with the West Australian government on Alan Bond’s liquidated assets and Attorney-General George Brandis’ involvement.
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