The Court of Accounts publishes its annual report on the financial situation of local authorities, based on an examination of their accounts for 2024. In 2024, local authorities contributed significantly to the increase in the total public deficit, despite their limited share of it. This is the result of a growing scissor effect between dynamic operating and investment expenditure and revenues that are growing, but at a slower pace.
Despite the increase in their borrowing requirements, local authorities are maintaining their solid fundamentals. However, their financial situations are increasingly divergent. Local authorities have yet to make a concrete contribution to the recovery of public finances.
