How much does Descartes spend?

What the money pays for in Descartes

The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.

Descartes spends 124 % more per inhabitant than towns of 2,000 to 3,500 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size6.3 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteDescartes devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share

• General administration3.5M€55 %elsewhere: 49%more than elsewhere (49%)
• Culture, youth and sports1M€16 %elsewhere: 11%more than elsewhere (11%)
• Education and training823k€13 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
• Regional planning and housing643k€10 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
• Transport152k€2 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
• Security and public health69k€1 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
• Economic action69k€1 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
• Health and social action69k€1 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
• Environment15k€0 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
• Passed on to the inter-municipal body▸Contributions to the inter-municipal body (accounts 6554 and 6556): money the town passes on, not a service it delivers. Outside the policies and outside the share calculation.37k€
• Not allocated▸Debt, depreciation, taxes passed on: what the town attaches to no policy at all (heading 01).191k€

Shares are computed on the allocated amount, excluding transfers. “Elsewhere”: the median share of towns the same size — half devote more, half less. Source: DGFiP accounting balances.