Sort by *

Related institutions

COUR DES COMPTES

Two institutions are linked to the Cour des comptes : the Council of Mandatory Contributions (CPO) and the High Council of public finances (HCFP).

The Council of Mandatory Contributions
The High Council of public finances

Council of Mandatory Contributions « Le Conseil des prélèvements obligatoires » (CPO)

The Council of Mandatory Contributions comes under the aegis of the Cour. It is in charge of assessing the economic, social and budget impact of all mandatory contributions and changes in these, as well as expressing recommendations on any question relating to mandatory contributions.

Composition

The CPO is chaired by the First President of the Cour and has sixteen members, eight of whom are magistrates or senior civil servants and eight of whom are other suitably qualified figures, usually from civil society, designated by the Ministers of the Economy and Finance, social Affairs, the interior, and the Presidents of the National Assembly, the Senate and the Economic and Social Council.

Duties

The CPO Contributions selects the topics on which it works on its own initiative, but may also, at the request of the Prime Minister or the Finance and social Affairs commissions of the National Assembly or the senate, be placed in charge of conducting studies relating to any question within its remit. It makes its work public in the form of an average of two reports per year.

The High Council of public finances « Le Haut Conseil des Finances Publiques » (HCFP)

The HCFP is an independent body wich required to deliver an opinion on a set of Finance Laws.

Composition

The HCFP is made up of 10 members drawn from various backgrounds: four members of the Cour, four experts appointed by Parliament (Head and Finance Committee of the two Chambers), one expert appointed by the Chairman of the Economic, Social and Environmental Board (consultative assembly of professional organizations and trade unions) and the Director general of the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.

The missions of the HCFP revolve around three axes

The HCFP examines the soundness of macroeconomic forecasts and potential growth estimates on which draft finance laws are based, analyzes ex ante the consistency of annual targets set by finance laws with the multi-year structural balance trajectory and identifies ex post “significant observed deviations” arising from comparisons of past year law with the multiannual guidelines on structural balance defined in the programming laws.