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The Department for International Development (DFID) paid almost £500million
last year to consultants, mostly British, many of whom earn six, even
seven-figure incomes, courtesy of the taxpayer.
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DFID also funds dozens of foreign consultancy firms. It is paying £6million to
the University of Cape Town to investigate mental health issues in southern
Africa and millions of pounds to US-based organisations, including the
Clinton Foundation, the International Food Policy Research Institute and
Family Health Inter-national.
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It is paying a Washington-based group, Search for Common Ground, £3.9million
to “support the electoral cycle in Sierra Leone”. Consultancy firms in India
and Uganda are also receiving large sums. <br></p><p><br></p><p>read on <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9545584/Poverty-barons-who-make-a-fortune-from-taxpayer-funded-aid-budget.html">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9545584/Poverty-barons-who-make-a-fortune-from-taxpayer-funded-aid-budget.html</a><br>
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