2023-04-26 18:40:18
How much does a year of kindergarten or a swimming pool ticket cost? The Minister in charge of Public Accounts, Gabriel Attal, launched a consultation on Tuesday via the site “Have it for my taxes”, which will allow the French in particular to give their opinion on how their contribution to the functioning of the country should be spent.
This platform must also inform taxpayers on the use of their money, detailing the cost of state services. Here is a selection of benefits and their average cost, based on the most recent official reports.
Education: from simple to double depending on the level
In 2020, a child attending kindergarten costs the community 7,080 euros each year. In primary school, the fees amount to 6,920 euros per darling, while in middle school, the fees amount to 8,730 euros. In general and technological high school, a year costs 11,140 euros on average, while it reaches 12,680 euros in a vocational high school.
Who funds National Education? Nursery and elementary schools are financed mainly by the State at 58.6%, but also by local authorities at 37.3%, by households, through taxes, at 3.81%, and the rest by other public administrations. Secondary schools (middle and high schools) are 74.3% funded by the state, 21.4% by local authorities, 2.88% by households and by public administrations and funders private for the remaining less than 2%. Higher education establishments are also largely financed by the State, up to 75.6%, 7.65% by local authorities, 2.67% by households and the rest is divided between private funders and other public administrations.
In higher education, a year of study in a higher technician section (which leads to a BTS) costs the State around 14,000 euros. A year of university is less expensive: 10,440 per year and per student. As for preparatory classes for the Grandes Ecoles (CPGE), it is 50% more expensive: 15,730 euros. However, studies at the university are not free for students: you must pay the registration fee of 170 euros for one year of license, to which the student will have to add 100 euros for the contribution of student life and campus. (CVEC).
Health: 3,350 euros per year and per French person
In France, a large part of medical expenses is covered by Social Security. Today, a consultation with a general practitioner only costs you a symbolic euro, with social security covering 70% of the 25 euros. Mutuals, at the expense of the patient, settle the rest. Note that from the end of 2023, the cost of a consultation will increase to 26.50 euros. The third-party payment will be around 8 euros, against 7.50 euros currently.
Giving birth could be expensive if the costs related to childbirth were not 100% covered. It takes between 2,800 and 5,600 euros for a birth without cesarean section, and the bill varies between 3,900 and 10,000 euros with this surgical operation.
Overall, expenditure related to care, medication and patient transport amounted to 3,350 euros per French person in 2021 (DREES data). Note that this indicator does not take into account permanent illnesses, only those related to temporary treatment.
Expensive pools and parks
Paid at the right price, a short trip to the municipal swimming pool causes an expense of up to 40 euros in some pools. A recent report by the Observatory of Local Finance and Public Management reveals that entry to the swimming pool would cost the community an average of 10 euros, with variations ranging from 4 to 40 euros depending on the swimming pool.
Sunbathing in a municipal park also has a price: municipalities spend – on average and per citizen – 76 euros for the maintenance and creation of green spaces, according to the Ministry of the Economy.
The example of national museums
National museums (Musée du Louvre, Orsay, MuCEM, etc.) are 60% funded by public subsidies, the rest being through ticket sales and sponsorship. If these cultural establishments were to operate without subsidies and pass on the reduction in endowments by increasing the price of tickets, they would undoubtedly become inaccessible to most French people.
12,000 euros in subsidies for a TER subscription
Public transport is heavily subsidized in France, as evidenced by the very reduced fares granted to users. Holders of a Navigo pass in Île-de-France, for example, only pay 84.10 euros for their monthly subscription, when it actually costs 252 euros, according to Île-de-France Mobilités (IDFM).
Similarly, travelers who regularly take a TER only finance 12% of the ticket price, while the remaining 88% is through public subsidies. According to the Court of Auditors, “subscribers (…) each benefit, on average, from around 12,000 euros in public subsidies per year”.
The price of elections
The Ministry of the Economy also recalls that even the elections have a cost: for the presidential election, the professions of faith sent cost 4.70 euros. It takes 3.60 euros for the legislative elections and 3.20 euros for the municipal ones. Expenses to which are added the organization of the ballot – in France and abroad – the management of proxies, audiovisual propaganda, the reimbursement of campaign expenses etc., according to a count of the Senate.
How are 1,000 euros in taxes distributed? Out of 1,000 euros in taxes paid by a French person: 572 euros go to social protection (mainly for pensions, unemployment and health expenses), 156 euros go to sectoral expenses (culture, environment, infrastructure, transport, etc.). .), 95 euros go to education, 66 euros are used for the functioning of public administrations, 60 euros for justice, defense and security, 28 euros go to debt repayment costs and, finally, 23 euros are intended looking.
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