In 2022, the French cattle industry made a significant contribution to the country’s agriculture, producing over 23 billion litres of cow's milk and rearing over four million cattle for slaughter. Production activities primarily involve livestock farmers. There are a great many of them, and they sel...
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“For the maintenance of the public force, and for administrative expenses, a general tax is indispensable; it must be equally distributed among all citizens, in proportion to their ability to pay” (Article 13 of the French Declaration of Human and Civil Rights of 26 August 1789). Together with equal...
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French law on persons with disabilities does not make the funding of accommodation conditional on its location within the country. Slightly more than 7,000 adults were accommodated in Wallonia in 2022. This observation led the French Court of Accounts to undertake a specific investigation into the i...
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The Court of Accounts certifies with reservations the 2023 accounts of four of the five benefit branches of the general scheme, as well as those of the collection activity. It is unable to certify the 2023 accounts of the family branch (CAF network) and CNAF. In fact, the amount of errors not correc...
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At the request of the Senate Finance Committee, against the backdrop of an unprecedented rise in issuing times for identity cards and passports, the Court of Accounts has carried out an investigation entitled “The issuance of identity and driving documents: A crisis in the process of being resolved,...
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When it comes to accidents in the workplace, prevention must take precedence over compensation. However, prevention measures currently account for only 2 % of the total budget for the occupational accidents and diseases component of the health insurance system. In companies with more than 150 employ...
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Dock dues, a tax with a long history, are levied in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and La Réunion. They are applied to imports of goods as well as to deliveries of goods provided in exchange for payment by those who produced them. This tax, to which elected representatives are deeply...
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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...
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This report examines the use of resources raised from public generosity by the Aides association. Dedicated to the fight against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and to supporting people exposed to it, Aides has since its inception extended its activities to other at-risk groups. In 2022, its ...
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Following an initial publication in April 2020, which focused on the integration of legal immigrants and the exercise of the right to asylum, the Cour des comptes today publishes a report devoted to the policy of combating illegal immigration, and in particular the resources deployed and the results...
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