What do the 850 billion euros in social benefits in France, denounced by the Bolloré media, correspond to? – Liberation

On CNews or Europe 1, the amount of social benefits, almost 1,000 euros per person per month, is considered “enormous” by the presenters. Which never specify what they cover.

This is a sum from which the leaders of the Bolloré group cannot recover. After a forum in Current values on social fraud, the senator from Orne, Nathalie Goulet, was the guest, Wednesday November 20, of CNews. On set, the journalist protests: “There is a figure that struck me, I made it the question of the day for CNews viewers. That’s 850 billion euros each year in social benefits, 12,550 euros per inhabitant. From 0 to over 100 years old, we receive on average 12,550 euros per person who lives in France!” The senator, who will also be the subject of a paper on the JDD website: “Yes, we are the most generous country in the world.” The journalist: “These are enormous sums!” Goulet continues: “A magnet for fraudsters…”

The same day on Europe 1, Cyril Hanouna takes over: “As the Social Security financing bill arrives in the Senate, the senator from Orne – well done to Nathalie Goulet – is proposing to strengthen controls on our healthcare system. According to her, France is the most generous country in the world.