Two elderly people walk arm-in-arm down a side street in Paris, France, July 14, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs
PARIS, Dec 2 (Reuters) - France's ageing population will drive public spending to pandemic-era highs in coming decades while eroding tax income, the public audit office warned on Tuesday.
By 2070, nearly one in three French citizens will be over 65, while the working-age population shrinks by more than 3 million, the head of the Cour des Comptes, Pierre Moscovici, said presenting a report on demographics and public finances.
