French President Emmanuel Macron has come under fire for his government's liberal use of public money on private consultancy firms, including US-based giant McKinsey, with political rivals sensing an opportunity to narrow his considerable lead just 10 days ahead of the April 10 first round of presidential elections.
Macron has been forced to defend his government’s use of private consultants to help manage the Covid-19 pandemic after a Senate inquiry committee revealed that state spending on consulting firms had skyrocketed to more than €1 billion under his watch.
