Tunisia's parliament opens plenary debate on 2027 budget today, deficit at 14.6 billion dinars

Tunisia's Assembly of Representatives and National Council of Regions and Districts open joint plenary sessions today on the government's 2027 budget bill, after committees had already held hearings with ministers on their individual portfolios: 68.895 billion dinars in spending, a 14.615 billion dinar deficit, and 19.845 billion dinars in domestic borrowing on top of 6.877 billion abroad. State debt is projected to reach about 85 percent of GDP, and critics say the wages of 692,702 public employees weigh on the budget more than investment does.

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