REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
                  ON CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.

Our audits of the Consolidated  Financial  Statements  referred to in our report
dated  February 22, 2000 except for Note 15 which is as of July 13, 2000,  which
appears  in this  Current  Report  on Form  8-K  also  included  an audit of the
Consolidated  Financial Statement Schedule listed in Item 7 of this Form 8-K. In
our opinion, this Consolidated  Financial Statement Schedule presents fairly, in
all  material  respects,   the  information  set  forth  therein  when  read  in
conjunction with the related Consolidated Financial Statements.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York

February 22, 2000 except for Note 15
which is as of July 13, 2000