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Walsall Council pays out £3m to consultancy firms
Express & Star 9 Aug 10
Cash-strapped councils spent more than £6 million asking for advice from consultancy firms in the Black Country last year, new figures reveal.
The West Midlands Taxpayers’ Alliance has hit out at the spending saying officers on big salaries should not have to pay outsiders to do their jobs for them.
Walsall Council was the highest spender…