Tax & Finance

#2008-310Decree No. 2008-310 Establishing the General Directorate of Public Finances

🇫🇷France··Other·High Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This decree establishes the General Directorate of Public Finances in France by merging the General Directorate of Taxes and the General Directorate of Public Accounting. It centralizes public finance management under one entity responsible for creating and implementing tax and revenue-related regulations, keeping accounts, and managing government expenditures. This affects taxpayers, public sector accountants, and anyone involved in public finance administration in France.

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Key Changes

  • Creates a unified General Directorate of Public Finances by merging two entities.
  • Centralizes management of tax legislation and procedures in France.
  • Coordinates government accounting and public expenditure management.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Design and develop legislative and regulatory texts relating to taxation and general interpretive instructions necessary for their application

General Directorate of Public Finances
operational
high

Establish the tax base and implement controls for all types of taxes, duties, contributions and levies, and ensure their collection

General Directorate of Public Finances
operational
high

Produce and ensure quality of State accounts and contribute to their valorization

General Directorate of Public Finances
reporting
high

Elaborate rules and procedures for control and payment of public expenditures and financial-accounting management of national and local public institutions, and ensure their implementation

General Directorate of Public Finances
operational
medium

Elaborate rules and procedures for financial and accounting management of territorial authorities and their institutions, and ensure their implementation

General Directorate of Public Finances
operational

Affected Parties

TaxpayersPublic sector accountants

Tags

tax,public finance,government reform