Overview

• The Île-de-France regional audit office reviewed Paris’s 2021–2024 accounts and concluded the city moved from a fragile to a degraded financial position.
• Operating expenses rose about 13% over the period versus 11.6% for revenues, eroding fiscal margins identified by the auditors.
• The CRC reports an outstanding debt stock a little over €9 billion at end‑2024 and says financing now depends on debt above prudential ratios.
• Auditors cite very heavy investment commitments, notably for social housing, and note the city has already used revenue levers including significant tax increases.
• Opposition figures seized on the findings to accuse the city of poor spending control, while the mayoral majority criticized the report’s timing and called the inquiry botched; the matter is slated for debate at the Conseil de Paris on 7 October.