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Costly consultancy fees put Macron on backfoot ahead of elections

French incumbent president and candidate of La Republique en Marche (LREM) party for the presidential election Emmanuel Macron in Dijon, on March 28, 2022. © AFP/Ludovic Marin

French President Emmanuel Macron is under fire over his government's use of around one billion euros of public money on management consultants, notably a US corporation which has allegedly avoided pay tax here in France.

With just 10 days to go before the first round of the presidential elections, Emmanuel Macron's rivals are having a field day with what could be called "the McKinsey affair".

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