The creation of disembodied Vitale cards combined with identity cards has resurfaced in political debate. A measure deemed expensive and unnecessary by the government, given the large amount of “residual” fraud.
Initially, it was the discrepancy between the number of Vitale cards in circulation and the number of residents in France that many elected officials pointed out, denouncing alleged fraud: counterfeit cards, improper reimbursement and losses of millions of euros.
