On 17 September 2014, The Cour des comptes hereby issues its annual report on the application of the Social Security Finance Acts. France has been late in committing itself to a course of action for re-establishing the balance of public accounts, for which the administrations as a whole need to work together. Reduction of the Social Security deficit has continued, but at a slower rate than expected. Accepting a deficit of this kind in the long-term places a burden upon future generations.