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...
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In the Seine basin, flooding is one of the biggest natural hazards, after drought. The Île-de-France metropolitan area is particularly vulnerable to the risk of flooding. The last major floods occurred in May-June 2016 and January-February 2018, costing €1.4 billion and €150 million to €200 million ...
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On 15 April 2019, a fire broke out at Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, destroying part of the monument and threatening its survival. Following this disaster, a wave of solidarity made it possible to raise the funds necessary for its preservation and restoration through a national contribution. This mo...
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The French aeronautics industry was the second largest in the world behind the US’one in 2019, and was thus a strategic sector for the national economy. It was a large-scale exporter (€64 billion in foreign sales in 2019) and was enjoying a dynamic period in terms of job creation and building revenu...
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With the authority to audit the use of resources by organisations appealing for public donations, the Court of Accounts conducts audits into the use of donations received following crises or disasters (Asian tsunami in 2004, Haiti earthquake in 2010, Notre-Dame de Paris fire in 2019). This audit by ...
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At a time when France has set itself the target of becoming fossil natural gas-free by 2050, biogas represents a major lever for this transition. What's more, the crisis in energy prices between 2021 and 2023 has highlighted the benefits of biogas for the security of energy supply. Biogas is a gaseo...
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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...
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With a public deficit of 6.4% of GDP in 2021, i.e., more than double that of 2017, and a public debt of more than 110% of GDP, France is emerging from the health crisis with one of the most deteriorated public finance situations in the euro area. The report published today by the Court of Accounts i...
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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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Publicly funded companies have not been spared by the health crisis, which has notably affected companies in the transport, automotive, aerospace, energy and tourism sectors, which represent a significant part of the State shareholder’s portfolio. A survey published today by the Court of Accounts fo...
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