Exhibit(j)

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference into the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information in Post-Effective Amendment No. 75 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Fidelity Phillips Street Trust: Fidelity Government Cash Reserves of our report dated January 13, 2017 relating to the financial statements and financial highlights included in the November 30, 2016 Annual Reports to Shareholders of the above referenced fund which is also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.

We also consent to the references to our Firm under the headings “Financial Highlights” in the Prospectus and “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in the Statement of Additional Information.  

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Boston, Massachusetts

January 23, 2017