Nearly 1.9 million euros for education, over 1.5 million for Agriculture, and over 700,000 euros for transport. Conversely, some ministries spend only a few tens of thousands of euros, or even less than 10,000 euros a year. The government’s responses to a series of parliamentary questions tabled by the MP 
The ministry of National Education comes out well ahead. In 2025, it spent 1.86 million euros on communications, compared with a projected budget of 2.5 million euros. Expenditure has risen by more than €720,000 compared with 2021. The ministry points out, however, that the detailed figures for campaigns and administrative costs do not cover all expenditure, as certain printing costs and other communication activities are accounted for separately.
Agriculture ranks second, with €1.55 million actually spent in 2025, out of a projected budget of €1.97 million. Campaigns alone account for €1.48 million, whilst administrative costs remain at just under €69,000. Over the past five years, the ministry’s expenditure has almost doubled.
The absence of a single model
Mobility rounds off the top three with expenditure of 716,415 euros in 2025. Here too, campaigns account for the bulk of the funding, particularly those dedicated to road safety, which amount to over 700,000 euros. The ministry had allocated more than one million euros to the communications budget that year.
The disparity between ministries is striking. Whilst the education and agriculture ministries will each be spending more than 1.5 million euros on their communications in 2025, several ministries are operating on a budget of just a few tens of thousands of euros. The treasury reports expenditure of just over 69,000 euros, foreign affairs 85,000 euros (excluding Defence), whilst justice remains below 8,000 euros. Above all, this snapshot illustrates the lack of a single communications model within the government.
Between the three departments with the largest budgets and those that spend the least – such as Justice and Finance – are, in particular, culture, demestic affairs, sport and employment, without this significantly altering the overall ranking.
Comparisons that need to be taken with a pinch of salt
However, these comparisons must be viewed with caution. Several ministries point out that their figures cover only the expenditure of their communications departments, whilst certain campaigns are funded from specific budgets. The ministry of State points out that the Media, Connectivity and Digital Policy Service (SMC) does not have a budget dedicated exclusively to communications, whilst the Ministry for the Environment states that it has reconstructed part of its data from various administrative sources.
Behind the figures lie a variety of organisations. The Prime Minister’s ministry of State reports expenditure on communications of just 17,394 euros in 2025. In reality, the bulk of the funding is concentrated within the SMC, which also reports to the Ministry of State and recorded expenditure of nearly 189,000 euros over the same period.
