Business development and regulation — Economy · Budget

Industry and services, development of postal services, telecommunications and digital technology, competitive market regulation, consumer economic protection and safety…: the largest of the 4 parts of “Economy”.

2.1bn€

voted for 2026 in the State budget (budget act)

< 1% of the State budget voted for 2026

Year by year

Spent in 20243.7bn€

Spent in 20252.4bn€

Voted for 20262.1bn€

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

Industry and services49%1.2bn€

Development of postal services, telecommunications and digital technology30%738M€

Competitive market regulation, consumer economic protection and safety11%263M€

International development of businesses and territorial attractiveness7%175M€

Enforcement of competition law (Competition Authority)1%26M€

Regulation of electronic communications, postal services and press distribution1%25M€

Expertise, advice and inspection< 1%16M€

Exceptional measures in response to the health crisis< 1%5M€

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) ↗.