The government’s heading, Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri, chaired this Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at the Kasbah Palace, a ministerial council dedicated to the examination of the finance bill for the year 2026 (provisions and budget).
In a press release published on the official Facebook page of the Government Presidencyit is specified that this meeting is part of the preparation of the major budgetary and social orientations of the State for the coming year.
At the opening of the session, Ms. Zaafrani Zenzri said that this bill constitutes a essential instrument to materialize the choices of the State and to translate the principles of the Constitution in matters of equitable and united development between regions.
She stressed that the text is part of the logic of Development plan 2026-2030aimed at:
- reduce social and regional disparities,
- guarantee equal opportunities,
- stimulate investment and wealth creation,
- consolidate the culture of labor and autonomy.
Three major axes of the project
The Minister of Finance, Mechket Slama Khaldipresented the main lines of the bill, structured around three main axes:
1-consolidate the social state
- Extension of social coverage and diversification of fund funding.
- Strengthening public health and food security.
- Lightening tax pressure and support for purchasing power.
- Creation of jobs and regularization of administrative situations in 2026.
- Fight against precariousness and ban on the use of abusive subcontracting.
- Encouragement of Tunisians from abroad to invest in Tunisia.
2-Settle Business and Investment
- Incitations to investment and support for businesses.
- Implementation of the 2026-2030 development plan with regional projects.
- Support for public enterprises and promotion of national industry.
- Development of the tourism sector.
- Acceleration of digital transformation and promotion of energy transition.
3-Reform the tax system and fight against escape
- Tax reform and integration of the parallel economy.
- Digitalization of tax services and generalization of electronic payment.
- Strengthening of the state’s own resources.
At the end of the work, the council recommended to submit the Final version of the 2026 finance bill to the Council of Ministers, before his transfer for examination and adoption to Parliament and at National Council of Regions and Districts.
