Did the Barnier government’s censorship really cost “175 euros per French person”?

The figure seems astronomical, and raises questions. Asked this Wednesday morning about the delay taken by the government to apply Emmanuel Macron's policy, the Minister of Health and Labor Catherine Vautrin defended herself, recalling the effect of the consequences of censorship on political action. And to add: “censorship, I say in passing, which cost 175 euros per French person”.

For the government member, “On this motion of censure alone, it’s 12 billion euros. If you bring that back to the number of French people, that’s 175 euros.”. A calculation that she did not subsequently specify. In a constrained budgetary context, and at a time when every small economy is being studied, this sum may appear to be a waste of public money, but is this estimate even justified?