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The State as shareolder
Is the State a good shareholder? To answer this question using a strictly pragmatic approach, the Cour des comptes reviewed State shareholdings in companies over the period 2010-2016. It defined State Shareholder in a broad sense to include: the Agence des participations de l’État (APE), the Caisse ...
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Key figures
La Cour des comptes fait l’objet d’un quadruple contrôle : • comme toute institution financée par l’argent public, la Cour voit son budget voté et contrôlé par le Parlement ; • elle s’appuie sur un dispositif formalisé d’audit et de contrôle interne ; • &n... -
The State as shareolder
Is the State a good shareholder? To answer this question using a strictly pragmatic approach, the Cour des comptes reviewed State shareholdings in companies over the period 2010-2016. It defined State Shareholder in a broad sense to include: the Agence des participations de l’État (APE), the Cais...
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Exceptional aid measures: The State Budget has yet to emerge fully from the crisis
In response to the health crisis and its economic consequences, and then to the inflationary shock caused by the energy crisis, the State has provided unprecedented support to many sectors of society since 2020.
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History
The Cour des comptes is an emanation of the curia regis, the king’s court. In the Middle Ages, it was convened in the sovereign’s residence, on the Ile de la Cité, in Paris, a building which is now the law courts and Sainte-Chapelle. History The construction of the Palais Cambon The present-day Hi... -
2019 Annual public report
The 2019 annual public report is comprised of three volumes: - Volume I sets out the findings and recommendations drawn from a selection of audits and investigations carried out in 2018 by the Cour and by the regional and territorial courts of audit; - Volume II presents how the audited administrat...
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Marseille en Grand
This review, conducted by an inter-jurisdictional panel bringing together the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regional Audit Chamber and the six thematic chambers of the Court of Accounts, takes the form of an in itinere assessment - carried out during the implementation of the plan being evaluated. Anno...
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The association Secours Catholique–Caritas France
Secours Catholique is a non-profit organisation under the French law of 1901, founded by the assembly of cardinals and bishops of France by decision of 8 September 1946. Its articles of association, which date from 1962, aim to promote the influence of Christian charity by providing help and support...
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The Pinel Tax incentive for rental investment
For almost 40 years, there has been a succession of several tax schemes to support private rental investment. According to Insee, France's housing stock has grown by an average of 1.1% a year since the early 1980s, reaching 36.6 million homes by 1 January 2022. The Pinel scheme, which came into forc...
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General Prosecutor
Véronique Hamayon is the General Prosecutor of the Cour des comptes since 11th of October 2024. She graduated from the École Nationale d’Administration (ENA). The duties of the General Prosecutor Véronique Hamayon's Biography Véronique Hamayon was born on July 13, 1960 The duties of the Gener...