Question 6489 — social policy

Summary

Mr. Guillaume Florquin alerts the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty on the cost of management costs linked to social protection in France, which reach a level comparable to that of the national defense budget. In 2022, France devoted 848.9 billion euros to social benefits, or 32.2% of its GDP, a record within the European Union. But beyond the colossal amount of benefits, it is above all the management costs - remuneration, administrative costs, financial interests - which are of concern: between 47.7 and 50 billion euros per year, the equivalent of the army budget (excluding military pensions). These expenses are distributed between multiple schemes (general, special, complementary) and operators, in a fragmented system, difficult to read, lacking reliable analytical accounting, which which prevents any precise assessment. For comparison, the European average of non-financial management costs is 0.8% of GDP, compared to 1.1% for France. A reduction to the average level would save 8 billion euros per year. In a context of budgetary rigor where the French are called upon to make an effort, it is unacceptable that the operating costs of the social system remain so opaque and expensive. Also, he asks that an independent audit be carried out on all social protection management costs and what measures the Government intends to implement to rationalize these costs and guarantee more rigorous use of public money.

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