Retirement pensions, health… France still European champion in social spending
DECRYPTION - Social benefits represent around 900 billion euros per year, mainly for old age and health expenses, according to a Drees study published this Tuesday.
Europe is an aging continent and France is no exception. Expenditures linked to pensions, the main social benefits, bear witness to this undeniable demographic reality. In France, out of nearly 900 billion euros in social payments in 2023, more than 400 billion euros concern old age (retirement pensions, therefore), far ahead of health spending (around 267 billion) and other benefits (disability, unemployment, family, housing, poverty and social exclusion), according to a study by Drees, the statistics service attached to the Ministry of Health, published this Tuesday.
The country remains the European champion of social spending, whether considered gross or net, that is to say after compulsory contributions.
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- Le Figaro27 Oct, 18:45Retirement pensions, health… France still European champion in social spending ↗Figures: 900 milliards
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