Pupils' success at school owes a great deal to the quality of the teaching and the support provided by their teachers throughout their learning process. The quality of teacher recruitment and training is thus crucial for school performance. The recruitment and initial training of future teachers hav...
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The Court of Accounts has published the central government financial statements audit, drawn up each year pursuant to Article 58 of the Organic Act on Budget Acts (“LOLF”). The Court certifies that, subject to the impact of the issues described in the “Basis for Qualified Opinion” section of its rep...
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In accordance with its constitutional duty to assist Parliament, the Court of Accounts is today publishing its 2023 report on the implementation of the Social Security Finance Act. For the first time, this report is being published in the spring at the same time as the newly created law approving th...
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There were more than 2.5 million farmers in France in 1955, but today there are only 496,000 left, according to the 2020 Agricultural Census. As a corollary to this trend, the number of farms in mainland France is falling, to around 389,000 in 2020 – almost 800,000 fewer than in 1980. Every year sin...
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In 2022, with a public deficit of 4.7 points of GDP and a debt of 111.8 points of GDP, €575bn higher than in 2019, France’s public finances are still marked by the crises that have affected the country since 2020 and the measures that have been taken to mitigate their effects. As is the case every y...
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In France, the public service is made up of all permanent and contract staff working in one of three branches: the State public service (FPE), the local public service (FPT) and the hospital public service (FPH). Since the overhaul of the general framework between 1983 and 1986, a number of le...
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On 23 June 2016, when asked by referendum: “Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?”, the British people voted by a majority of 51.89% of the votes cast in favour of leaving. Following a long phase of negotiations, the United Kingdom left the Euro...
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The First President of the Court of Accounts was heard on 10 January by the Senate's Committee on Culture, Education and Communication and then by the National Assembly’s Committee on Cultural Affairs and Education. These hearings follow the submission to Parliament of a progress report on the prepa...
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Tax expenditure (commonly referred to as "tax loopholes") covers all the tax breaks and reductions provided for by law and intended to benefit different categories of taxpayer. They are introduced to encourage taxpayers to behave in a particular way (for example, the research tax credit to support p...
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The Greater Paris Metropolis (MGP) comprises 130 municipalities and the City of Paris, representing a total population of over seven million inhabitants. The report published today by the Court of Auditors begins with a reminder that the decision to create the MGP was prompted by an ambitious reform...
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