KPMG

Lobbying Organisation KPMG

Date published 20 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Banking and Financial Institutions

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details The government's IFS2020 Strategy for the leasing sector

Intended results To discuss the government's IFS2020 Strategy and to capture feedback from leasing sector executives for consideration as part of the government's 2016 update to its IFS2020 Strategy

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tom Woods, Tax Partner, KPMG

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

KPMG co-ordinated and facilitated a meeting of leasing sector executives on 25 November 2015 with Minister for State Simon Harris and Neil Ryan, Assistant Secretary at the Department of Finance in attendance. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the government’s IFS2020 Strategy and to capture feedback from the leasing sector for consideration as part of the government’s 2016 update to its strategy.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Simon Harris Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Neil Ryan Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)