The Minister of Public Accounts, Amélie de Montchalin, said on Tuesday, April 15, that he wanted to recover 15 billion euros in fraud in 2026, while 40 billion euros are located to maintain the deficit target of 4.6% of GDP in 2026.
In 2024, “all fiscal fraud, social together, are 20 billion euros that we detect, but it is above all, and that is the great news, 13 billion euros that we raised,” quantified the minister in France 2.
“It is the stolen money of the French”
Amélie de Montchalin spoke of an “organized crime industry” and said we continue to charge money, because it is the stolen money of the French. “
The recovery of fraud money constitutes a crucial issue for the government, which wishes to reduce the public deficit of France to 4.6% of GDP in 2026. Maintaining this goal “will request an additional effort of 40 million euros”, which is “very considerable,” Eric Lombard French Minister had revealed Sunday.
Fight against fraud, “This is a way to solve deficit problems without increasing taxes so that honest people do not have to pay for criminals and scammers,” said Amélie de Montchalin on Tuesday. “For years, fraud was anecdotal. Today, they are the challenges in tens of billions that are essential for public services,” he concluded.
Source: BFM TV
