Transport — The budget of France · Qipu

Regional trains, roads, public transport and school transport.

41.3bn€

spent in 2024

The three families’ budgets for this mission, added up: a different cut from “What public spending pays for”.

Who pays for it, in 2024

Regions — trains and coachesRegional trains and intercity coaches.14.1bn€34%Towns and groups of towns — roads and transportLocal streets and roads, public transport, parking.10.2bn€25%State — roads, rail and waterwaysNational roads, rail, waterways, ports.8.6bn€21%Départements — roadsDepartmental roads and school transport.8.4bn€20%

Estimate for towns, groups of towns and regions: their spending for the year, split by area as in the local finance observatory’s report.

Source: Local finance observatory (OFGL), 2025 report ↗, State budget outturn for 2024 (budget outturn act) ↗, Local finance observatory (OFGL), départements by function, 2024 ↗.