The Cour des comptes of France now presents its annual report on local public finances in two parts to improve the information given to Parliament. Part I, focusing on the financial position in 2018, was published last June; part II is focused on the situation in 2019 and beyond, as well as on an as...
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Over the last decade, organic farming has undergone a change of scale, with the share of organic farming in the agricultural area increasing from 3% to 10% between 2010 and 2021and organic consumption increasing 3.5 times over this period. Now 19% of farmers are organic. In the report published toda...
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Occupational health is a major issue: while under the Labour Code, companies are responsible for protecting the health of their employees, nearly one million accidents, several hundred of which are fatal, and nearly 50,000 new cases of occupational diseases are recorded each year. To compensate vict...
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Defined by law and regulation on 23 March 2020, in accordance with the framework set by the European Commission on 19 March 2020, government-backed loans (PGE) were one of the main support mechanisms for businesses to deal with the health crisis. These loans were granted by the banks until 30 June 2...
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The shrinkage-swelling of clay soils, or the shrink-swell phenomenon, consists of a series of movements caused by variations in the water content of clay soils. Known in France for more than 30 years, it has damaging consequences for housing that give rise to compensation, included since 1989 in the...
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The main instrument for combating poverty, the active solidarity income (RSA) is now allocated to more than two million households with annual expenditure of €15 billion - the health crisis having increased the risk of precariousness. The report published today assesses the results of this system, w...
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Almost fifteen years after publication of the Conseil des Impôts (Tax Council) report "Fiscalité et environnement" (Taxation and the Environment –2005), its successor, the Conseil des Prélèvements Obligatoires (CPO – Council of Mandatory Contributions) decided to return to the subject of environment...
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Defined by international law, the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of French Polynesia represents an area of more than 4.5 million km², around 118 islands divided into five archipelagos, where about 280,000 inhabitants live. For 25 years, the French State and the French Polynesia community have sought ...
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At the request of the Senate Finance Committee, the Court of Accounts has initiated a reflection on scenarios for the funding of local governments. This investigation comes at a time when the abolition of the housing tax on main residences and the reduction in production taxes have profoundly altere...
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The 2019 annual public report is comprised of three volumes: - Volume I sets out the findings and recommendations drawn from a selection of audits and investigations carried out in 2018 by the Cour and by the regional and territorial courts of audit; - Volume II presents how the audited administrat...
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