Tunisia faces pressure for fuel price hikes as import costs climb

Tunisia's energy import bill hit nearly 7.9 billion dinars through July, more than half the country's trade deficit, as Brent crude climbed back to around $94 a barrel as of 21 August, near 2022 levels, driven by the wars in Ukraine and around Iran. The 2026 budget was built on an assumed $63 a barrel, so officials are now weighing either a supplementary finance law or a pump price increase, which would push up transport and other costs across the economy.

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