Publications

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 resu...

In accordance with its constitutional duty to assist Parliament, the Court is today publishing its 2025 report on the application of social security funding laws.

The Court certifies with reservations the 2024 accounts of four of the five benefit branches of the general scheme, as well as those of the collection activity. It is again unable to certify the 2024 accounts of the family branch (CAF network) and Cnaf. In fact, the amount of errors not corrected by...

France is among the OECD countries where the academic performance of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds has declined over the past twenty years, and where social inequalities have the greatest impact on educational outcomes. Yet France has pursued a continuous policy of priority education since 1...

The Court of Accounts publishes the certification of the State's accounts, drawn up each year in accordance with Article 58 of the Constitutional Bylaw on Budget Acts (LOLF). Subject to the impact of the issues described in the "Basis for qualified opinion" section of its report, the Court hereby ce...

The Court of Accounts publishes its annual report on the implementation and results of the State budget in 2024. Its scope is narrower than that of reports devoted to public finances as a whole, which include not only State finances but also those of the social security system and local authorities.

The purpose of video consultations is to enable a medical professional to provide a remote consultation to a patient, through a device using information and communication technologies. During the covid-19 pandemic lockdowns, they ensured continuity of care: their number rose from less than 140,000 i...

As part of the France Superfast Broadband Plan (Plan France très haut débit - PFTHD) launched in 2013, the Government announced in 2020 that fibre optics would be rolled out nationwide by 2025. The Senate Finance Committee has referred the matter to the financial authorities for an assessment of the...

The right to reliable sanitation and drinking water supply services is a vital issue for all populations, and one that is particularly acute in the overseas territories. The proliferation of difficulties in the 2010s was characterised by a collapse in the quality of certain services. This led to wat...

The State is responsible for the reception, accommodation and integration of foreign nationals. The General Directorate for Foreign Nationals (DGEF) of the ministry of the interior is responsible for steering this policy. In the execution of its mandate, it relies mainly on a public administrative i...