Governing Tax Expenditures: Lessons from Four Advanced and Emerging Market Economies
Sofia Berg,
Sanjeev Gupta and
Agustin Redonda | 2 March 2026
Fiscal,
Blog | Tags:
Brazil,
Domestic Revenue Mobilization,
France,
India,
Tax Expenditures,
United Kingdom This blog builds on four Tax Expenditures Country Reports published within the series hosted by CEP and IDOS, and shows how Brazil, France, India, and the United Kingdom govern tax expenditures across three critical dimensions: benchmark definition, reporting, and evaluation.
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Tax Expenditures: Time to Clean House
François Ecalle,
Patrick Lenain and
Agustin Redonda | 27 October 2025
Fiscal,
Op-Eds | Tags:
France,
GTED,
Tax Expenditures The state of France’s public finances is worrying. The public deficit has rarely been so high outside periods of crisis, and public debt has reached record levels. Stabilising it will require a substantial adjustment—on the order of €120 billion to €150 billion.
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The Role of Tax Expenditures in Fiscal Policy: Challenges and Opportunities in France and Beyond
30 January 2025 | Paris | By Invitation Conferences,
Fiscal | Tags:
France,
GTED,
GTETI,
Tax Expenditures CEP and FIPECO are organizing a seminar to discuss the role of tax expenditures in fiscal policy design in France and other countries. Two presentations will set the stage and initiate the discussion among participants.
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Tax Expenditures Country Report: France
François Ecalle | 29 November 2024
Fiscal,
Discussion Notes | Tags:
France,
GTED,
GTETI,
Tax Expenditures According to the French Ministry of Finance, tax expenditures have a budgetary cost (revenue forgone) equal to 2.9% of GDP, or 6.8% of the total amount of compulsory levies in France in 2023.
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Economic Policies for Affordable, Secure and Clean Energy. Insights from France
Patrick Lenain | 3 May 2024
Fiscal,
Blog | Tags:
Decarbonization,
Energy,
Fossil Fuel Subsidies,
France,
Industrial Policy,
Tax Expenditures Successive French governments have reformed the country’s energy sector, with notable achievements in maintaining affordable access, ensuring supply security, and reducing carbon emissions. However, the energy crisis triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022-23 has underscored the imperative for a thorough revision of France's
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