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ROBERT HALE: “The most important reason that we need to do this, to achieve auditable financial statements, is public confidence.”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2012
The most important reason that we need to do this, to achieve auditable financial statements, is public confidence.
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ROBERT HALE
Maine

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Stressing that public confidence hinges on passing audit tests.

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