The French public debt is resuming its mad growth.
At the end of March, it reached 2,902 billion euros, an amount up by nearly 90 billion compared to the previous quarter, according to the latest data from INSEE.
The debt thus represents 114.5% of GDP, versus 112.5% at the end of 2021 and a peak of 117.4% just a year ago.
This sharp increase is mainly due to the increase in the State debt (+64.8 billion euros), while that of the Social Security administrations progressed more timidly (+25.6 billion euros).
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