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French auditor points to government's 'inappropriate' use of consultants

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) speaks at the Court of Auditors in January 2018. The Court has raised questions about Macron and the government's use of external consultants to conduct public business. © Ludovic Marin/Reuters

The French government has sometimes inappropriately used external consulting companies, the French court of auditors concluded in a report published to address public concerns over the externalisation of government business, in particular since Emmanuel Macron became president.

The Cour des comptes auditor on Monday said that hiring external consulting companies has become an easy option for government administrators facing tight budgets and time constraints, but it warned that consultants are intervening in domains they should not.

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