Published on: October 11, 2024 | By: @rprasanth_kumar
Taxes in France play a crucial role in funding essential public services and government initiatives. The revenue from taxes supports key areas such as education, healthcare, public security, and infrastructure.
Additionally, they help finance social protection programs, economic development projects, and environmental initiatives. Through this system, people in France contribute to the maintenance and improvement of their country’s social and economic well-being.
Breakdown of Taxes towards Public Spending
According to 2022 data from INSEE/DGTrésor, this is how every 1000 € of taxes collected in France is utilized for the people in the country.
| Expense categories | Allocation |
| Social Protection (pensions, family allowances, unemployment, social exclusion/solidarity, personal housing assistance and health expenses). | 562 € |
| Education (schools, colleges, higher education and ancillary services such as canteens, university residences, libraries, etc). | 90 € |
| Public administration expenses | 67 € |
| Support for economic activities (aids to the production of renewable energies or to energy consumption, subsidies to enterprises for aiding production, investment, export and employment). | 66 € |
| Public transport, water supply and other public facilities (including public lighting). | 46 € |
| Debt Repayment (interest payments on public debt). | 34 € |
| Defence (military defence, civil defence and military assistance to foreign countries). | 31 € |
| Security (police and emergency services). | 25 € |
| Recreation and culture (recreational and sports services, cultural services, sporting activities, radio, television and publishing services, etc.). | 25 € |
| Research (expenditures on economic activities, defence and health, etc). | 22 € |
| Environmental protection (waste and wastewater management, biodiversity conservation, nature conservation, pollution control, etc.). | 18 € |
| Infrastructure (set of network, communication and transport facilities and equipment such as roads, railways, cables, airports, railway stations, bridges, etc.). | 10 € |
| Justice (courts, prisons, etc.). | 4 € |
Sources & References 📕
- Comment sont utilisés mes impôts?
- The public finance, government budget and public performance information platform, budget.gouv.fr
