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Our Contribution
to Freedom and Development
ENNAHDHA
Renaissance Party
FREEDOM - JUSTICE - DEVELOPMENT
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CONTENTS
Preface
I The situation after the
revolution
The political and security levels
The economic and social
levels
Challenges and obstacles
II Our contribution to serving
the Tunisian people
The political and human rights
levels
The economic and fnancial
levels
The development level
The social level


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Preface
D
uring the period following
Tunisias glorious revolution, the
country went through diffcult times
and violent crises that threatened
the very foundations of the state.
These crises nearly destroyed
the revolutions accomplishments
and the peoples dreams of a
prosperous Tunisia, high amongst
the leading democratic countries
where one can enjoy freedom,
comfort and a dignifed life.
Fully aware of the fragility of the
phase and the gravity of the threats,
Ennahdha Movement worked within
the political system and with civil
society alongside the government to
provide the conditions for success
of our countrys frst democratic,
fair and transparent elections.
The government coalition began
its mission, following the elections
of October 2011, in an exceptional
political context nationally,
regionally and internationally. It
had to build the foundations of a
democratic system, establish and
maintain the right conditions for its
stability and organise the coming
elections in addition to the normal
government responsibilities of
running state affairs and managing
development, security, social and
economic affairs and initiating
structural reforms in many sectors.
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I. The Situation after
the Revolution
The government began its mission
in highly unstable and challenging
political and economic conditions.
The political and security levels
The characteristics of the
political and security situation
were:
A notable decline in the role
and authority of the State which
resulted in an administrative
breakdown and violations in most of
the institutional and control systems
coupled with a collapse in security,
which contributed to an increase
in organised crime, terrorism and
smuggling of goods including fre
arms and drugs.
The existence of a general climate
dominated by anticipation and fear
of the revolutions repercussions and
challenges coupled with very high
expectations and aspirations.
The consecutive interim
governments before the elections
of 23 October 2011 lacked initiative
and had fallen into the trap of easy
compromises and submission to
pressures, adopting the policy of
easy solutions rather than adopting
sustainable solutions to the
challenges.

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The economic and social levels
The prevalence of counter-
productive strikes and protests
and the widespread mentality of
profteering from the states post-
revolution weakness in order to
achieve personal or group interests.
The economic recession in Europe,
which impacted very negatively on
the Tunisian economy.
These factors led to the deterioration
of most economic indicators such as:
- A steep decline in growth rates
(-2%)
- Aggravation of unemployment
(18.9%)
- A global rise in prices
- Increase in indebtedness by more
than 4 points (from 40.4% to 44.6%)
Increase in the budget defcit by
more than 2 points (1% to 3.3%)
Challenges and Obstacles
The coalition government, led by
Ennahdha, fulflled its duties and
responsibilities in all faithfulness. It
adopted a pioneering methodology in
running State affairs that combined
competence, humility, commitment
and frmness in serving the public
interest and managing many
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challenges and obstacles such as :
An increase in social demands
and disturbances
The undermining of the value of
work and decline in productivity
The worsening of the internal
situation and the rise in political
tensions
The threat of regional
developments to the transitional
democratic process
The rise of terrorism threatening
stability.

II

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II.
II. Our Contribution to Serving
the Tunisian people
The governments four major
priorities
The coalition government defned
four major priorities for their
mandate:
Preserving the stability and
solidity of the state and extending
security throughout the country.
Making progress on the economic
and social fronts by improving the
purchasing power of the citizen and
maintaining control over prices.
Ensuring the success of the
transitional democratic phase and
taking the country successfully to
the next elections.
Making progress in the
transitional justice process in order
to address the injustices committed
since independence and implement
the general amnesty.
The government made signifcant
strides forward in all of these
sectors:
The political and human rights
levels
T
he coalition government and
especially Ennahdhabe it
through its political leadership or
its parliamentary group played a
signifcant role in the following:
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Securing the country from the
dangers of anarchy and chaos and
ensuring the continuity of the state
and public services;
Preserving social peace and
protecting the democratic process
through dialogue and consensus
and even through conceding power
in order to continue the path of
successful transition and protect our
countrys fedgling experience from
relapse;
Writing and adopting a
constitution that is very progressive
and that enshrines rights and
freedom, secures the future of
coming generations, preserves and
consolidates our identity, establishes
the foundations for good governance
and enables the regions in the

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context of decentralisation to
achieve inclusive local development;
Reaching consensus on the
establishment of a number of
constitutional commissions,
most importantly the supreme
independent commission for the
el ect i ons;
Fighting corruption, supporting
the relevant commissions in this
feld, creating a judicial fnancial
centre and launching the process of
restoring stolen funds; and
Maintaining public and private
freedoms and empowering civil
society.
Ensuring Respect for Freedoms
The government worked hard to
ensure respect for public and private
freedoms and enable civil society
to operate freely and to proactively
participate in national affairs. In this
context, the National Commission
for Protection from Torture was
established - the frst such body in
the Arab world - and Tunisia ratifed
the voluntary protocol of the United
Nations Convention Against Torture.
An Independent and Free Media
On the media front, the government
brought into practice Decree n
116 and the establishment of the
supreme independent commission for
audio-visual media. It also activated
Decree n 115 organising the
journalistic profession, managing its
implementation in association with
professional and trade union media
structures.
Additionally, much effort was
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invested in enriching the civil
society scene by building a new
structural ad legislative framework
that signifcantly simplifes and
liberalises the process of establishing
an association and seeks to develop
the capabilities of civil society.
Reforming the Security
Institution
The government strove to
reform the security institution
while keeping its consistency and
effciency, developing its performance
and rejecting a revenge mentality
concerning violations and cases of
torture during the era of dictatorship.
In addition, the government worked
with the Assembly to pass a law
introducing a specifc system of
indemnities for loss due to work
accidents and occupational illness
for members of of internal security
forces. This law was consolidated
with a set of government decrees
securing the rights of the martyrs of
the revolution and the wounded from
the army, national security forces
and customs service.
Reforming the judicial
system
A comprehensive mid-term
programme for 2012-2016 for
reforming the judicial system and
related sectors and the prison system
was established in association
with international organisations.
The government began its

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implementation alongside a review of
the judicial map and the installation
of criminal units at the courts of frst
instance to bring judiciary services
closer to the citizen. Additionally,
the government prepared a new
programme organising the supreme
justice council in order to guarantee
the independence of the judicial
system and improve its management.
Establishing transitional justice
The law of transitional justice
prepared by the government and
approved by the Constituent
Assembly on 15 December
2013 is considered a signifcant
accomplishment for Tunisia and
a step forward in establishing a
transitional justice that addresses
past violations while respecting the
principles of human rights. The law
has led to the establishment of the
Truth and Dignity Commission
which has begun its crucial work.
The government adopted a
participatory and inclusive approach
in preparing this law, involving
many national and international
organisations, associations, experts
and commissions. The government
addressed many of the grievances
relating to the revolutions martyrs
and those injured during the
revolution by providing the latter
with jobs, grants, treatment and
health and social coverage for them
and their families.
The government also activated the
decree of the constitutional general
amnesty ratifed immediately after
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the revolution and gave it effect by
granting its benefciaries their right
to employment and to recover their
previous jobs and by helping them
enjoy the conditions for a dignifed
life.
The fnancial and economic
levels
The 2012-2013 period was
associated with many economic
challenges, most notably :
Decline in the national production
of petroleum and natural gas.
Decrease in earnings from the
Algerian gas pipeline (especially in
2013).
Salary increases, part of which
had not been programmed in the
state budget.
Fall in the exchange rate of the
Tunisian Dinar against principal
currencies.
The government adoptd an economic
policy during 2012 and 2013 based
on stimulating the economy through
increasing public investment (to fll
the gap left by the decline in private
investment) and maintaining the
major fscal and fnancial balances in
the country.
Additionally, the government
managed to mobilise the
countrys fnancing needs through
international sources and fnancing
many government development
programmes in partnership with
international fnancial bodies and our
European partners by marketing the
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and mobilising friendships with many
international bodies. Consequently,
the grants allocated to the country
in 2012 reached an all-time high of
more than 632 million dinars.
Below is a summary of the most
important economic results :
1. Growth
The national economy achieved positive
growth rates, reaching 3.9% in 2012 and 2.6%
in 2013 :

The slowdown in growth in 2013
was principally caused by the
decrease in agricultural production,
the repercussions of the European
recession and the internal political
crisis.

2. Employment
The economic recovery in 2012 was
coupled with a fall in unemployment
rates from 18.9% in the fourth
quarter of 2011 to 16.7% in the
fourth quarter of 2012 and then to
15.3% by the end of 2013.

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3. Legislative, Institutional,
Economic and Financial
reforms
In addition to urgent measures to
ensure a swift economic recovery,
the government initiated a series
of legislative and institutional
reforms in a number of economic
and fnancial systems including :
Gradual adoption of a budget
management approach (budgeting
by objectives system) based on set
targets.
Initiating reform of the legal
framework governing public
procurement to make it more fexible
and less time-consuming, including
introducing a new e-procurement
system.
Initiating reform of the social
welfare system to more accurately
target those who really deserve it
and to increase social transfers to
needy families.
Preparing a new code of
investment and presenting it to the
National Constituent Assembly for
approval after extensive regional and
national consultations with sectorial
and professional bodies.
Proposing laws related to a new

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system of public-private partnerships
to increase cooperation between the
private and public sectors.
Initiating a reform programme
for the banking system.
Launching a deep reform
programme of the taxation system.
Completion of the legal framework
for Islamic fnance.
Initiating reform of the micro-
loan system and establishing a
supervisory body for this important
sector.
Carrying out an in-depth study
to clarify and assess the relationship
between the tourism and fnancial
sectors and propose areas of reform
and restructuring.
Issuing a new special law
to facilitate the change of use
of agricultural land for the
implementation of the social housing
programme and the creation of
industrial zones in internal regions.
Installing a good governance
system in managing social funds
and conducting an in-depth study to
assess their situation and propose
possible reforms.
Reform of the system of vocational
training in order to better meet the
requirements of development and
the needs of the economy.
The Development level
The government sought to accelerate
the pace of development and
contribute to the creation of jobs
and the improvement of citizens
living conditions, especially in the
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prioritised regions. The government
targeted its development programmes
and projects specifcally towards
reducing regional inequalities in
development levels, namely by :
Adopting a participatory policy-
making process aiming to set the
foundations for a new democratic
model based upon local and regional
governance.
Adopting criteria for the
distribution of budget development
allocations (the repartition key) in
a way that takes into consideration
the needs of the regions and their
specifcities such as unemployment
rates, poverty, illiteracy rates,
availability of electricity and drinking
water, the state of infrastructure and
the availability of public facilities.
Undertaking a set of measures
and reforms aimed at overcoming
the diffculties and obstacles facing
development projects after the
revolution as a result of property
and real estate problems, security
problems and social movements
blocking the start or continuation
a number of projects. The projects
undertaken focused primarily on
improving road infrastructure,
strengthening urban food protection,
improving and modernising industrial
infrastructure, and projects relating
to agricultural development such
as the establishments of dams,
irrigated areas, farming pathways
and provision of drinking water. The
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development expenditure, mainly
oriented towards internal regions,
to reach 5.5 billion dinars in 2012
and 4.8 billion dinars in 2013.
Additionally, farmers and fshermen
were exempted from repaying all
agricultural loans principal and
surplus that were obtained by the
end of December 2012 and originally
not exceeding 5,000 dinars per
farmer/fsherman.
1. Developing Road
Infrastructure
The government launched and
made progress on a vast range of
projects related to improving road
infrastructure including motorways,
single carriageways, bridges and
rural roads. The development
expenditures in the equipment
sector increased from 802 million
TND I 2011 to 1058 million TND in
2012 and 1144 million TND in 2013.

Regarding the network of highways
and single carriageways, below is a
small selection of projects in 2012
2013 :
- Launch of the construction of the
Gabes-Mednine-Ras Jedir highway
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across 180 km costing 1000 million
TND.
- Launch of the construction of the
Wedi Ezzarga-Bou Salem highway
across 70 km costing 430 million
TND.
- Continuing the construction of
the Sfax-Gabes highway across 155
km costing 817 million TND.
- Launch of consolidation works to
38 km of highway A1 between Hergla
and Msaken costing 22 million TND.
- Developing 900 km of single
carriageways costing 345 million
TND, due to be completed in 2014.
- Renovating and developing
frontier roads across 139 km costing
75 million TND.
- Continuing the improvement
programme for the road network by
conducting maintenance over 141
km of single carriageways costing
70 million TND, to be completed in
2014.
- Continuing work on the roads of
Greater Tunis and the structured
roads such as the regional route
27 at Nabeul, the national route 3
Tunis Elfahs, the circling route at
Msaken, doubling the national road 1
Tina Mahres, the linkage between
Borj Sedria, the highway A1 and the
circling route at Elkef, etc.
- Continuing the construction of
12 bridges costing 30 million TND,
expected to complete in 2014.
- Launch of a project to treat 33
points of accumulated road accidents
with allocations nearing 20 million
TND to improve driving conditions

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and ensure traffc safety.
Expanding the network of rural roads:
The government adopted a
programme of developing, paving
and reinforcing 7,700 km of rural
roads, of which:
- 1,764 km are in the study phase.
- 3,700 km were initiated in 2012
and 2,200 km during 2013.
It also launched and progressed
studies on several major projects,
including:
- Continuing the study of the
internal highway Tunis Elfahs
Kairouan Sidi Bouzid Kasserine
Gafsa.
- Launching the study of the
last part of the Maghreb highway
between Bou Salem and the Algerian
borders.
- Studying the broadening of the
highway Tunis Msaken from 2 to 3
lanes both ways between Hammamet
and Hergla.
- A study on the circular way in
Greater Tunis linking the highways
across 80 km (the project is estimated
to cost 400 mTND).
- A study on the fxed linkage at
the entry into Bizerte to replace the
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mobile bridge.
- Modernising the road network to
facilitate the fow of traffc such as
the national route connecting Elfahs
to Seliana and the regional route
connecting Nabel to Kelibia.
2. Supporting Sanitation
Networks and Increasing
Connection Rates
The government launched several
projects to support the sanitation
network in cities, increase the
connection rates, establish a set of
new purifcation stations and improve
used water treatment at other
stations in addition to sanitation
of popular neighbourhoods.
Below is an overview of the most
important projects and their
progress status until late 2013:
- Completion of work on the
purifcation stations at Jerba, Ajim,
Ejrissa and Moknassi and progress
at the stations of Seres, Bou Erada,
Attar 1 and Menzel Temim
- Launching the installation of the
purifcation station at Mornaguia.
- Starting the improvement and
extension of two purifcation stations
in Nabeul and Bouzelfa.
- Completing the sanitation of
11 popular neighbourhoods and
continuing with another 45.
- Completing the sanitation of the
regions of Ouled Kacem and Ouled
Yeneg at the island of Kerkennah in
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used water in the cities of Ras
Jebal, Rafraf and El-Alia towards
the purifcation station of Ousseja,
alongside the expansion of the
secondary network at Sidi Hassine.
- Continuing the improvement and
extension of purifcation stations
at a number of cities across 13
governorates.
- Launching the project of
redirecting used water in Northern
Tunis and the external linkage
with the sanitation networks for
the industrial zones in Fajja in
Mannouba governorate, in Hammam
Maarouf in Sousse, in Monastir. in
El-Hamma, Gabes.
- Expansion of the sanitation
network at Metline, Sounine and
Rafraf Beach.
3. Protecting Cities Against
Floods
Strengthening the protection of
cities against foods is considered
one of the most important concerns
within the basic infrastructure
programme in Tunisia given
the necessity of preventing the
dangerous repercussions of foods
on human and natural resources
and the countrys infrastructure.
The government advanced
several projects on protecting
cities against foods included :
- Continuing the execution of 18
projects to protect 19 cities against
foods (Rdayef, Tbarsok, Gabes,
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Nabel, Weslatiya, Ghar Dimaou,
Matouia, Gafsa, Maztouria, Tozer,
Dguech, the techno-park at El-
Feja and Bizerte, Tataouine, Douar
Hicher, Boumhel, Fouchena and
Ain Drahem), collectively costing 42
million TND.
- Initiating 13 new projects
to protect 15 cities from foods
(Hammamet, Nabeul, Bouhjar, Kef,
Mouhamdia, Fouchena, Oued Mliz,
Sfax, Sidi Bouzid, Hammam Lif and
El-Fahs), costing 21 million TND.
- Initiating the project of protecting
the region of western Tunis from
foods(Mnihla, the neighbourhoods
of Intileka, Tadhamoun, Ibn Sina,
Ksar Said, Bardo, Eddenden and
the neighboruhoods surrounding
Essijoumi Lake), costing 100 million
TND.
4. Collection of Water
Resources
The government adopted a plan for
improving the collection of water
resources including:
- Completing the construction of
203 hill dams.
- Launching a study for the
installation of 50 additional hill
d a ms .
- Continuing works on 4 major
dams in Bizerte.
- Starting an additional plan that
includes 11 major dams allowing the
storage of 491 million m3 per year at
an estimated cost of 685 million TND.

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5. Developing the network of
drinking water
In this feld, the government
launched a programme to improve
the availability of drinking water
and reduce vast inequalities between
regions. This programme achieved:
- Improved access to drinking
water, reaching 95% in 2013 as
compared with 93.4% in 2012.
- New drinking water centres in
districts of the north-western and
the central governorates to improve
access to drinking water in regions
that are still lagging behind the
national average.
- Increased spending per individual
from 700 dinars to 1,500 dinars to
improve the availability of drinking
water in regions with diffcult access
to water, mainly located in the
western northern governorates.
The diagram below shows the
evolution of public investments
dedicated to improving the drinking
water network :

6. Development of Irrigated
areas
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6. Development of Irrigated
Zones
The government launched a
programme to develop new irrigated
zones and develop existing ones,
including:
- Launching 5 new projects across
500 Hectares in the governorates of
Jendouba, Mahdia, Sfax and Gabes.
- Completing the preparation and
modernisation of a set of irrigated
areas in the governorates of
Mannouba, Beja, Sfax and Gebili.
- Launching a project to modernise
irrigated areas in the lower basin
of the river of Mejerda across 2,812
hectares at a cost of 24.4 million
TND, and at Sidi Thabet across 3,200
hectares at a cost of 40 million TND.
- Conducting a pilot project aiming
to improve the performance of
irrigated areas in the north.
- Restoration of the Aroussia canal
costing 12.5 million TND.
- Project of integrated management
of water resources at Mornag
covering 6,800 hectares at a cost of
45.5 million TND.

Below is a diagram that shows the evolution
of public investments to create and utilise
irrigated areas (in million dinars):

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7. Development of Industrial
Infrastructure
In 2012, 26 industrial zones were
completed covering a total surface
area of 863 hectares, out of which
14 industrial zones (covering 292
hectares) were created at priority
zones of regional development, and
12 industrial zones in coastal regions.
In 2013, a national programme was
also put in place to accommodate 101
industrial areas across 3,065 hectares.
8. Electricity Production Support
The government approved an
exceptional programme to support
the production of electricity and
strengthen electricity networks
in order to secure provision and
cope with signifcant increase in
demand and to prevent outage.
The power production station at
Bir Mcherga was completed in
record time (8 months), achieving
production of 256 Megawatts
and costing 240 million TND.
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9. Mega Projects

A new Higher Commission for
Mega Projects was established as a
transparent institutional framework
to examine important projects. It
approved a number of important
projects such as the health city
at Khbeyet in Gabes governorate,
the project of Tunis International
Knowledge City at Raoued in
Ariana governorate, the project
of aviation transitional storage
at Tozeur airport Nafta and the
project to launch a competitiveness
centre for yacht maintenance at
Tabarka in Jendouba governorate.
Early estimates point to a total
cost of 3.4 billion TND for these
projects, most of which are foreign
investments which would eventually
directly create more than 20,000 jobs.
Social level
Social spending reached about 60%
of the state budget and 25% of GDP,
all allocated for the implementation
of programmes and projects in the
areas of health, education, training,
employment, social welfare and
public services. This illustrates the
governments will to achieve fair,
inclusive and supportive social
policies and to provide the suitable
conditions for Tunisians to live in
dignity. This was among the key
demands and aspirations of the
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for employment and combating
exclusion and marginalisation. Such
conditions are essential for any
citizen to enjoy real freedom and
dignity, and access to their rights.
In this context, the government
placed a major focus on a number of
social policies, namely in the felds
of job seekers integration into the
labour market, the development of
better professional relations, the
improvement of working conditions
and prevention of occupational
hazards, and the support of low-
income and special needs groups.
Amongst the many social
measures taken by the
government, below are a selection:
1. Salary Increases
- People with an annual income
below 5,000 dinars were exempted
from taxes imposed on individuals,
which helped this category to save
the equivalent of nearly one salary
per year.
- The government increased the
minimum wage in various sectors.
The agricultural minimum wage
was increased by 5.5%, as well
as increasing the allocation for
transportation by 6.112 dinars per
month for the benefciaries of the
minimum wage in all sectors.
- The government raised the
agricultural minimum wage
gradually to equal the minimum
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wage in all sectors, to reduce
i nequal i t i es.
- The government approved a
70 dinar salary increase to public
sector employees, to be paid in 2
instalments (in 2012 and 2013).
- A 6% increase was approved in
sectors that are subject to common
agreements.
The government introduced a 6%
salary increase for employees in
public bodies, covering 134 public
institutions employing more than
120,000 public servants.
2. The social pact
In order to provide a clear and solid
institutional framework for social
dialogue between the government and
professional representative bodies,
the government signed the Social
Pact with the Tunisian General Labor
Union (UGTT) and the Tunisian
Union for Industry, Commerce and
Handicraft (UTICA) on 14 January
2013. This treaty contains a set of
principles and guidelines that seek
to achieve a healthy social and
working environment that takes
into consideration the interests
of all stakeholders and lays the
foundations for fair, inclusive
and sustainable development.

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3. Fighting Poverty and
Supporting Social Development
and Solidarity Programmes
Social housing programme
The year 2012 was characterised by
the launch of the governments social
housing project that aimed to provide
30,000 social houses within a period
of 3 years.
This government project combines
key economic and social dimensions
and has 2 components:
a) The frst one consists in the removal
of old dilapidated and primitive
houses and replacing them with
new ones or restoring and extending
them (10,000 houses at frst). A list
of a total of 8,642 benefciaries in 24
governorates was approved.
Construction works were launched to
build 4,000 houses in 22 governorates
and 500 had already been delivered
to their owners by the end of 2013.
b) The second component consists in
providing low-income families with
20,000 social houses at subsidised
prices.
Construction began with the
building of 1,000 houses, distributed
as follows:
- 800 apartments in the city of
Omar Almokhtar Essijoumi
- 139 houses in Tborba
- 32 houses in Tborsok
- 48 houses in Tela
- 47 houses in Krib
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The government instructed the
public real estate developers to build
a further 2,000 houses spread across
the entire country. Additionally, a bid
was prepared for the construction
of 4,000 houses across all the
governorates with works set to start
in 2014.
The approved allocations for the
frst part of the project reached 600
million TND while the total cost of
the project is estimated at 1.5 billion
TND.
This picture shows an example of the
conditions of the housing before and after :
Restoration and integration of
popular neighbourhoods :
The government approved a
programme in 2012 to restore and
integrate residential neighbourhoods
in popular regions, encompassing
119 districts spread across all 24
governorates and housing 685,000
inhabitants. The programme will be
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at a total cost of 435 million TND.
The programme seeks to improve
various urban and social conditions
such as supporting infrastructure,
providing collective equipment and
facilities, improving the state of
housing and developing economic,
cultural and social activities within
neighbourhoods.
Before and after picture
Helping Deprived and
Vulnerable Communities
In this context, the government
increased the number of grants
allocated directly to needy families
since 2012 by 50,000 grants in
addition to granting them health
coverage. The total number of
benefciaries reached 235,000
families. The grant itself was
increased by 43% and families with
3 children of schooling age or more
were granted an additional 130
dinars monthly. These families also
received grants during Ramadan, the
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beginning of the school year and at
Eid Al-Adha, all periods of increased
spending for many families.
In 2012, the government increased
the allowance to the elderly by
43% and the number of grantees
was doubled from 4,500 to 10,000
individuals.
Additionally, a new targeted
programme to promote small
business creation in internal regions
was adopted in the context of projects
funded by development associations,
at a total cost of 180 million TND.
. Health Sector
The government completed a
qualitative and quantitative review
of the health map in Tunisia and
adopted a plan for a number of
new hospitals and faculties on the
basis of the review. The government
increased the overall health budget
by approximately 33% to fll the gaps
and support basic structures with
modern equipment and facilities and
adequate human resources.
In order to ensure sustainable
policies and involve all stakeholders,
the government launched a social
dialogue conceding health strategies,
policies and programmes.
The government focused on developing
public health infrastructure during
2012 and 2013 in addition to
conducting development projects and
purchasing state-of-the-art medical
equipment and tools to modernise
the health sector, including:
Restoration of ER departments
and reinforcement of the health
transportation feet.
Provision of vital heavy equipment
in all regions, especially in priority
regions.

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Improving the infrastructure of health
facilities
The government invested hugely in
the improvement of health facility
infrastructure, given the dire
conditions of many of them. The
table below presents data related to
development projects in the health
sector, which shows a signifcant
increase in the number of projects
and expenditure between 2011-2013 :
supplemental: 149 158.83 22.5 181.33
2013 114 72.15 10.85 83
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ENNAHDHA
Renaissance Party
FREEDOM - JUSTICE - DEVELOPMENT

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