A bill aimed at granting exceptional tax privileges for the purchase or import of a vehicle resurfaces at ARP. But a similar attempt had been found last year for unconstitutionality.
A new text deposited in the assembly
MP Abdelkader Achour Ammar, elected from Sousse Ville-Sidi Abdelhamid, confirmed, Monday, July 28, 2025, the deposit of a bill n ° 81-2025, co-signed by 22 deputies.
The text aims to grant each Tunisian resident, once in his life, exceptional tax advantages for the acquisition or import of a car: abolition of customs duties, exemption from consumption tax, and VAT reduced to 7%. What to divide the price of a vehicle, according to the promoters of the measure.
A project already rejected for unconstitutionality
But this is not the first time that such a project has been subject to the Assembly. The chairman of the finance committee, Abdeljalil Heni, recalled that a similar proposal was presented last year, both in committee and plenary, but that it had been rejected, because it was deemed contrary to the Constitution and to several laws in force.
The resurgence of this measure therefore raises questions: what has changed since? And will the new text be legally admissible this time?
A lever for purchasing power and against the exodus
Despite the legal risks, the deputies carrying the text claim to want to respond to a social emergency.
The project targets heads of family (of which no member has benefited from the advantage), singles over 30 years old, families with a person with disabilities, provided they respect income ceilings and choose a vehicle under 10 years of age.
An income ceiling is also planned: up to 18 times the SMIG for couples and 12 times for singles. In addition, the vehicles concerned must not have more than 10 years and must not exceed seven tax horses (CV).
The objective is to be double: to support purchasing power in the face of inflation in the automotive sector, and to retain skills, in particular young people, tempted by emigration.
