Tunisia's 2027 budget bill: a 14.2-billion-dinar deficit and a 9.8-billion direct loan from the central bank

Tunisia's draft 2027 budget, detailed 26 October, puts total spending at 68.5 billion dinars against 54.28 billion in revenue, a 14.2-billion-dinar deficit. The 54.28 billion includes 49.6 billion in tax receipts, a figure first reported 25 October, plus 4.33 billion in non-tax revenue and 350 million in grants. The bill would let the central bank lend the Treasury 9.8 billion dinars directly, interest-free and repayable over 15 years with a 3-year grace period.

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