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STATE spending on private consultants has soared to £2.5 billion, the equivalent of a penny in the pound on income tax, official statistics obtained by The Times reveal.
Figures from the Office of Government Commerce show that spending on consultants rose by 42 per cent last year from £1.76 billion in 2003-04. That is as much as it would cost to build 150 new hospitals or employ more than 100,000 nurses or 75,000 policemen. A taxpayer earning £40,000 is now contributing around £87 a year to private sector companies.
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Brilliant-a govt. that can't think for itself!
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