Publications

At the request of the National Finance Committee of the National Assembly, the Court examined the impact of recent local tax reforms on local taxpayers, households and businesses, local authorities, as well as the State and public finances as a whole. These reforms were implemented with objectives u...

In France, the national police and gendarmerie jointly carry out public safety and law enforcement duties. Since the gendarmerie became part of the Ministry of the Interior in 2009, they have been under the same political authority. The internal security forces employ 253,000 police officers and gen...

In response to the health crisis and its economic consequences, and then to the inflationary shock caused by the energy crisis, the State has provided unprecedented support to many sectors of society since 2020.

Secours Catholique is a non-profit organisation under the French law of 1901, founded by the assembly of cardinals and bishops of France by decision of 8 September 1946. Its articles of association, which date from 1962, aim to promote the influence of Christian charity by providing help and support...

Based in particular on the audits carried out by the Regional and Territorial Chambers of Accounts, the Court has examined the conditions under which local authorities and their groupings delegate the management of local public services to private companies. The Court proposes a series of measures t...

The pass Culture scheme has been a priority policy of the ministry of culture since 2017. Following trials in a number of departments, the pass Culture scheme was rolled out to all 18 year-olds throughout France in 2021, then extended to 15-17 year-olds in 2022. It provides beneficiaries with an ind...

Early childhood care policy covers all actions aimed at developing childcare solutions for children under the age of three, i.e. 2.17 million children in January 2023. In the 1970s, subsidies were granted to parents looking after their children and to childminders. A key priority has been developing...

Central government procurement totalled around €60 billion (or 2.5 % of GDP) in 2022. The awarding of public procurement contracts is governed by three fundamental principles that structure regulations in this area: equal treatment of candidates, freedom of access to public procurement and transpare...

Against comparable European countries, France experienced a faster rate of deindustrialisation between 2000 and 2010. Following the Gallois report in 2012, France gradually changed its strategy. The actions taken have come in a variety of forms, with contrasting results in 2024. Against this backdro...

The Territoires d'Industrie Programme was launched in 2018 by the government to set up a cooperative framework to support industry outside metropolitan areas, around small and medium-sized towns and in rural areas. These areas are home to a large number of companies and production units, with a prop...