Territorial administration of the State — General & territorial state administration · Budget

Territorial steering of government policies, day-to-day operations of territorial administration, general regulation, guarantee of identity and nationality, and issuance of official documents…: the largest of the 3 parts of “General & territorial state administration”.

2.7bn€

voted for 2026 in the State budget (budget act)

< 1% of the State budget voted for 2026

Year by year

Spent in 20242.6bn€

Spent in 20252.6bn€

Voted for 20262.7bn€

What it pays for, planned in the draft budget for 2025

Territorial steering of government policies30%806M€

Day-to-day operations of territorial administration26%685M€

General regulation, guarantee of identity and nationality, and issuance of official documents18%474M€

Property expenditure of the territorial administration13%355M€

Coordination of the security of persons and property7%199M€

Legality review and advice to local authorities6%147M€

Source: 2024 actual spending (budget outturn act) ↗, 2025 actual spending (budget outturn act) ↗, 2026 budget act as passed ↗, State budget bill for 2025 (data.economie.gouv.fr) ↗.