Budget 2023: which ministries are winners and losers?

In a highly inflationary context marked by the rise in energy and food prices, the finance bill for 2023 privileges spending, in particular for energy shields or the revaluation of pensions or teachers’ salaries. Not to mention the increased spending on the military and homeland security.

In total, public spending (not including the debt burden) should increase by €21.7 billion in 2023 compared to this year for a total of €346.5 billion. That’s a 6.6% increase compared to the 2022 budget.

This choice results in larger envelopes for most departments.

[Nous avons comparé les budgets annoncés dans le projet de loi de finances (PLF) 2023 au PLF 2022]

Winners

• Health

€3.4 billion, an increase of 161%

• Work, full employment and integration

€20.7 billion, an increase of 42%

This takes into account, in particular, aid for training, apprenticeship or study and work.

• Transformation and public service

€1.1 billion, an increase of 37.5%

• Ecology and sustainable development

€26.5 billion, an increase of 28%

• Agriculture

€3.6 billion, an increase of 16%

• Exterior

€2.4 billion, an increase of 14%

• Justice

€9.6 billion, an increase of 7.9%

• Solidarity, integration and equal opportunities

€29.8 billion, an increase of 7.6%

• Security

€15.8 billion, an increase of 7.5%.

In fact, the minister gains 3,109 positions, mainly new police forces.

• Ministry of the Armed Forces

€43.9 billion, an annual increase of 7.3%

• School Education

€60.2 billion, an increase of 6.5%

Specifically, the 2023 budget provides for an allocation of 935 million euros to finance an increase in teacher salaries, with an “average 10% base” and increases to pay for additional tasks. In addition, an allocation of 1,700 million euros is earmarked to finance the increase in the index point on July 1, 2022 for all ministry personnel. In total, credits for school education increase by 3,700 million euros.

• Culture

€3.5 billion, an increase of 6%

• Research and higher education

€30.6 billion, an increase of 5.2%

losers

• Economy, finance and industrial and digital sovereignty

3.7 billion euros, a decrease of 9.8%

• Veterans

€1.9 billion, down 9.5%