Government splashed out £1.8bn on consultancy in 2009

Dawinderpal Sahota
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New database to promote transparency reveals Whitehall's expensive consultancy habit

The UK government spent £1.8bn last year on consultancy The government spent a staggering £1.8bn on consultancy alone in 2009, according to figures published in the new Combined Online Informatio...

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