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Compensation for victims of antisemitic persecution and acts of barbarity during the Second World War

Compensation for victims of acts of barbarity during the Second World War, compensation for orphans of deportation and victims of dispossession under antisemitic legislation in force during the Occupation: the 2nd largest of the 2 parts of “Veterans, remembrance & links with the Nation”.

76M€
voted for 2026 in the State budget (budget act)
< 1% of the State budget voted for 2026

Year by year

Spent in 202477M€
Spent in 202570M€
Voted for 202676M€

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

Compensation for victims of acts of barbarity during the Second World War55%47M€
Compensation for orphans of deportation and victims of dispossession under antisemitic legislation in force during the Occupation45%39M€

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) ↗.