2023-04-26 01:32:00
The government on Tuesday launched the “Get it for my taxes” campaign, which aims to show how the state uses taxpayers’ money.
By Quentin Marchal for Le Point
The government on Tuesday launched a site aimed at understanding where the tax money is going. (illustrative image)
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Une new government communication operation, for more transparency with the French. On Tuesday, April 25, the government launched a consultation entitled “Getting it for my taxes” to find out how taxpayers want this money to be spent by the state and to explain public spending.
“There are many French people who work and who have the feeling of not always having enough for their work or for their taxes”, acknowledged Gabriel Attal, Minister of Action and Public Accounts. The government has therefore launched a site intended to understand where the tax money is going. Overview of the main points to remember.
The years of teaching more and more expensive over time
The cost of a year in primary or nursery school is €6,805 per pupil for the public administration. A total that rises to 8,206 euros for a year of college, and 10,986 euros for high school. For higher education, the amount is even 11,580 euros, with 66% of this sum paid by the State. For the youngest children, their parents can benefit from an allowance from the CAF or a tax credit for looking after their child(ren) in a crèche. If they use the services of an approved childminder or a nanny at home, they can also receive aid from CAF according to these same criteria.
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A visit to the emergency room costs on average 227 euros
Regarding the hospital, the government explains that a visit to the emergency room costs an average of 227 euros to public finances, 80% being paid by health insurance. Last year “an emergency patient package” of around twenty euros was also introduced. Another example: a “vaginal” delivery costs 2,800 euros, when a caesarean can be up to three times more expensive for the State. An intervention by the fire brigade costs more than 1,100 euros on average, while a consultation at 25 € with a general practitioner is covered up to 17.5 € by health insurance.
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Elections and identity documents have a price
The organization of electoral polls is also costly for public finances. A presidential election thus costs 4.76 euros per voter, 3.64 euros for legislative elections and 3.25 euros for municipal ones. The cost of manufacturing a national identity card (5.48 euros) or a passport (13.55 euros) is also financed by taxes.
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110,000 euros for one kilometer of road
Tax is also used to finance mobility. The maintenance of one kilometer of a non-conceded national road costs 110,000 euros, explains the government. As for transport, we learn that the traveler only pays 17% of his trip by TER, the rest is paid for by the State and local authorities. The Ile-de-France traveler pays less than 30% of the real price of his transport season ticket. The main part is financed by companies (via the payment of the mobility payment and the reimbursement of 50% of the price of Navigo passes) and by local authorities.
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Aid to deal with inflation
The site also recalls that the State has paid a lot of aid in recent months to fight against inflation, and that a tariff shield has been put in place against rising gas and electricity prices. This aid was partly financed by French taxes. Among the other lessons provided by the site, we learn that the cost of the Sentinel mission per soldier and per day is equivalent to 113.66 euros or that waste collection brings in 74 billion euros per year to local authorities.
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If this use of your taxes does not suit you, the government will allow you to let them know to move the lines. By May, a “big consultation” will see the light of day, he says. “Each French person will thus be able to express their vision of how public funds should be spent, on what priorities, for what public service”. With one objective: “Draw conclusions for future budgets”.
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