Regulation
Beefed-up competition watchdog on the trail of cartels
New chairman of CCPC says agency’s new powers will be used to target ‘criminals in suits’ who are costing the taxpayer several billion yearly
Brian McHugh, the new chairman of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), the state’s competition watchdog, has cartels in his sights -- and he’s particularly focused on possible wrongdoing in the state’s €20 billion annual public procurement budget.
The CCPC has been acquiring new powers in recent months, and in his role of chair of McHugh has been overseeing the slow, steady transformation of the CCPC into a muscular regulatory agency with powers, more ...