Aggad said that consultancies can increase the cost of aid projects by as much as 30%.

Source: https://mg.co.za/the-green-guardian/2023-12-04-loss-and-damage-climate-fund-rich-countries-give-with-one-hand-take-with-the-other/

If the Andrews government didn’t spend so much on consultancies, there’d be no need to consider sacking public servants.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/a-safe-place-where-kids-learn-about-boundaries-20230326-p5cveb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

The public sector, argue the authors, should not be afraid of following expertise within their own offices and departments in the form of in-house consultancies.

Source: https://dissidentvoice.org/2023/02/the-rise-of-the-consultant-governing-class/