The French public budget › Special pension schemes · State · 2026
Social and pension schemes for land transport
Pensions of SNCF railway workers, pensions of RATP staff (Paris metro and buses), other schemes: the largest of the 3 parts of “Special pension schemes”.
4.2bn€
voted for 2026 in the State budget (budget act)
Year by year
Spent in 20244.2bn€
Spent in 20254.2bn€
Voted for 20264.2bn€
What it pays for, planned in the draft budget for 2025
Pensions of SNCF railway workers78%3.3bn€
Pensions of RATP staff (Paris metro and buses)22%902M€
Other schemes< 1%13M€
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) ↗.