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The Cour des comptes appointed as external auditor of the WTO
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The Cour des comptes will control the funds raised for the rebuilding of Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris
The Cour des comptes, France’s supreme audit institution, will start to control the fundraising, the management of the raised funds and their use in the rebuilding of Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris. This control will last until the end of the reconstruction and lead to a yearly report.
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Local government finances 2019 Part 2
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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Certification of the Central Government financial statements for 2018
The Cour des comptes has published the certification document for the Central Government financial statements, prepared each year in accordance with Article 58 of the by-law relating to finance acts. The Cour des comptes certifies that the Central Government financial statements for 2018 as at 30 Ap...
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Environmental taxation in the face of the climate emergency
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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Supreme audit institutions across the EU scrutinise public health
An overview of how auditors across the European Union scrutinise public health has been published today by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) on behalf of the Contact Committee of EU supreme audit institutions (SAIs). Altogether 24 SAIs, including the Cour des comptes, have contributed to this sec...
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International student mobility
In 2017-2018, 245,000 students came to France for credited study (for a period of more than a year), ranking France 4th in the world. Over 90,000 French students took part in credited study abroad (ranking 6th in the world). In addition, almost 44,000 French students took part in Erasmus+ in 2016 (n...
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The Salvation Army Foundation
The Cour des comptes has conducted the audit of the statement showing the use of funds raised from the public by the french Salvation Army Foundation for the fiscal years 2012 to 2016, in order to verify that the expenses incurred are consistent with the objectives of the appeal to public generosity...
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The financial situation of the social security system in 2018
To better inform the Parliament during the public finance policy debate, the Cour now presents its analyses on the financial situation of the social security system in two stages. This report studying the social security accounts in 2018 is the first stage. The aggregate deficit of the general socia...
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The adult disability allowance
The Adult Disability Allowance (AAH), introduced in 1975, is designed to provide a minimum income for individuals with disabilities who do not receive an income through employment. Entirely funded by the State, this minimum social benefit, consisting of a basic monthly payment of €900, is paid to ov...
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