In-depth work on approximately 175 sovereignty entities
This complementary dossier to the general plan for the structural reform of the State focuses exclusively on category A of the panoramic mapping: the 175 sovereignty entities identified as carrying out an indispensable sovereign or technical mission. These entities are not to be merged or abolished, but they must be kept, reformed and modernized case by case, according to a rigorous and reproducible audit grid.
The dossier produces two levels of detailed sheets: 50 level 2-A sheets, covering priority entities subjected to an in-depth audit along seven axes — capped remuneration, company cars, meal and hospitality expenses, travel, dormant cash reserves, real estate, and pooling of support functions — and 80 level 2-B sheets, covering secondary entities with a lighter audit. The final objective is around 200 bodies to be kept and reformed, each with an individual costing of the lifestyle savings that can be mobilized, sourced from public data: the Court of Auditors, IFRAP, the Senate and the Budget Directorate.
Methodical, sourced and precisely quantified work
Each sheet is built according to the same rigorous protocol: identification of the entity — legal status, supervising ministry, mission — quantified diagnosis of operating lifestyle across the seven audit axes, precise operational recommendations — caps, pooling, real-estate disposal, ending long-term rentals, and so on — and costing of permanent savings with a low and high range. The methodology is deliberately comparable to that of Court of Auditors special reports: each saving line is justified by a public source and a reproducible calculation.
The objective is not to cut blindly. It is to modernize without destroying, preserving essential missions while eliminating the drift accumulated over years: administrative overstaffing, unsuitable real estate, oversized vehicle fleets, meal and hospitality expenses disconnected from private-sector standards. For category A alone, the expected permanent savings amount to €3 to €6 billion per year, equivalent to the annual budget of a medium-sized ministry.
Support this work and the next dossiers
Producing this dossier required a considerable amount of work: for each of the 130 detailed sheets — 50 level 2-A and 80 level 2-B — public sources had to be consolidated, verifiable calculations performed, argued recommendations written, and data cross-checked against existing parliamentary reports. This represents several hundred hours of voluntary work, without any external financial support, advertising or sponsor.
If you wish to contribute to the dissemination of this dossier and to the production of the next complementary dossiers — merger, reintegration, abolition, operational kit — you can make a donation. Payment is possible by bank card or PayPal, without creating an account. Every contribution, even modest, helps move faster and keeps the promise of rigorously sourced and quantified work.
To go further, you can also consult the main dossier of more than 270 pages, which presents the general framework of the rupture plan, as well as the umbrella dossier on agencies, which details the panoramic mapping of the State’s 1,470 satellite entities.