The budget of the presidency is up by 100.5% compared to 2019
The draft state budget for 2027 proposes to monitor 248.576 million dinars for the Presidential Institution amid a marked increase in rent and salary allocations.
The first adviser to the President of the Republic, Murad al-Halummi, presented today, 2 November 2026 in the capital Tunis, the draft budget of the Presidency of the Republic for 2027 during a joint parliamentary session at the Parliament's seat. The session was held in the presence of members of the Committee on Foreign Relations and International Cooperation of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People and the Committee on Investment and International Co-operation of the National Council of Governments and Regions.
Official figures have determined the proposed credits for the presidency of the Republic at around 248.576 million dinars for 2027, compared to 123.989 million dinars in 2019 during which Kais Saied assumed the presidency. These figures reveal a cumulative increase of 100.5% with an increase of 124.6 million dinars during that period, as well as an 8.2% increase equivalent to 18.9 million dinars compared to the 2026 budget of 229.7 million dinars.
The proposed loan terms include about 179 million dinars allocated to rental expenses, having been in the range of 168 million dinars during 2026. These funds are allocated to cover wage increases, settlement of manoeuvres and promotions, as well as monitoring other amounts directed to management expenditures, interventions and investments in the interests of the presidency.
These discussions are part of the organized legal pathway for studying special mission budgets and financial law projects, in accordance with the provisions of the 2022 Constitution and Basic Budget Law. The current procedures are based on joint coordination between the two Houses of Parliament to review the public financial balances of state institutions before their adoption.
The forthcoming legislative step is to refer the report of the two Joint Committees to a joint general meeting between the Assembly of the Representatives of the People and the National Council of Authorities and Territories. Representatives will discuss and finalise the Finance Bill 2027 before the constitutional deadline set at the end of December.