Taxes in France are made up of taxes in the narrow meaning of the word, plus social security contributions. Most of the taxes are collected by the government and the local collectivities, while the social deductions are collected by the Social Security. There is a distinction to be made between taxes ("impôts"), which applies to production, importations, wealth and incomes, and social contributions ("cotisations sociales"), which are part of the total wage paid by an employer when he remunerates an employee. Taxes and contributions together are called in French "prélèvements obligatoires" (compulsory deductions).