Trésor-Economics No. 26 - Trends in French public spending: a retrospective survey
The share of public spending in GDP has risen sharply in France over the past fifty years, rising from 35 % at the beginning of the 1960s to over 50 % since the 1990s.The rise has not been a steady one, being especially pronounced when fiscal policy was called upon to stimulate the economy (after the fiscal stimuli of 1974 and 1981). Over the long run, the main driver has been the rapid growth in... Lire la suite