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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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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The consequences of the pandemic will have a lasting effect on the situation of government finances and in particular social finances. Close to break-even point in 2019, the basic social security schemes and the old-age solidarity fund (FSV) posted a deficit of an unprecedented magnitude (€39.7 bill...
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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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While the financial position of the local public sector deteriorated in 2020 due to the health crisis and its economic and social consequences, several factors helped limit the extent of this deterioration. At the end of 2020, the overall situation of local government finances was similar to that of...
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The Court of Accounts published its report on the State budget in 2023. The State budget deficit will be €173.0bn in 2023, the highest level ever recorded after 2020 (€178.1bn), a year marked by the Covid crisis. Expenditure remained at a very high level, as the initial Finance Act did not provide f...
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Every year, in application of article L.O. 132-2-1 of the French Financial Jurisdiction Code, the Cour des comptes drafts a report on the certification of the general social security regime financial statements, which it submits to Parliament and the Government.
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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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For several years, the National Police have been confronted with major security challenges and high expectations from citizens. To cope with this, they have enjoyed significant additional resources, as evidenced by the 21% increase in its payroll in ten years, and the increased support from new secu...
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