France Detects €20 Billion in Fraud for 2024, Aiming to Double by 2029

The government plans to intensify anti-fraud measures to recover lost revenue and address public deficits without raising taxes or cutting essential services.

In 2024, France identified €20 billion in fraud across tax, social, customs, and public aid categories, recovering €13 billion of that amount.
Fraud detection has significantly improved since 2020, with fiscal fraud alone accounting for €16.7 billion of the total detected last year.
The government aims to detect €40 billion in fraud annually by 2029, with plans to enhance income tax oversight and criminalize organized public finance fraud.
Authorities report a shift from individual fraud to organized criminal operations targeting public funds, with seized criminal assets quadrupling to €600 million in 2024.
Reducing fraud is central to the government’s strategy to lower the public deficit to 5.4% of GDP in 2025, despite slowed economic growth projections.