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16 billion euros: this is the amount that the State plans to save on public spending in 2016 to reduce the deficit. At a time when the French are tightening their belts, is the top of the pyramid in the administrations ready to do the same? Is this the end of privileges, or even abuses? Company car, housing and a series of bonuses: senior civil servants are regularly singled out for their extravagant lifestyle. But in recent years, announcements of cost reductions have multiplied: control of expense reports, sale of real estate assets? By dropping below the 100 million euro annual budget mark, the Élysée is setting an example to follow. Who are the good and bad students? Director: Laurent Lesage