Three weeks after Gabriel Attal described tax fraud as “a tax on working French people,” the minister delegate for public accounts is now tackling welfare fraud, which he sees as “the means of maintaining control over our social model.” In an interview with daily newspaper Le Parisien published on May 29, Attal unveiled a wide-ranging plan to combat this multi-faceted fraud, including evasion of social security contributions and fraud involving healthcare and social security benefits. “Fighting against welfare fraud means reinforcing trust in the state’s word and power for every French person, and guaranteeing that everyone abides by the same rules,” said Attal, who wants to combine the fight against tax, social security and customs fraud.