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PLF 2026 emphasizes economic resilience and social support
Examination of the 2026 Finance Bill at the APN
The Finance and Budget Commission of the National People’s Assembly (APN) heard, on Sunday, the Director General of the Budget, Hadj Amri, and the Director General of the Treasury and Accounting, Hadj Mohamed Sebaa, as part of the examination of the Finance Bill (PLF) 2026. This session, chaired by Mohamed Benhachem, made it possible to highlight the main orientations of the text, focused on the consolidation of economic stability, diversification of national production and continued support for social classes.
According to the explanations provided by Mr. Amri, the PLF 2026 was developed with the objective of “strengthening the resilience of the national economy, diversifying sources of growth and improving the competitiveness of businesses”.
The text devotes a significant portion of resources to the promotion of non-hydrocarbon productive sectors, notably agriculture and industry, while ensuring “guaranteeing the country’s food and water security”. Particular attention is also paid to citizens’ purchasing power and social cohesion. No less than 657.65 billion dinars were allocated to subsidies for widely consumed products: 331.25 billion for the cereal sector, 96.18 billion for milk, 100 billion for stabilizing the prices of sugar, oil and green coffee, 106.22 billion for the production of desalinated water and 24 billion for energy.
These amounts reflect, according to the official, “the State’s desire to maintain a balance between budgetary rigor and social solidarity”.
In terms of employment, the bill provides for the creation of 72,572 additional budgetary positions, including more than 27,000 in public administrative establishments. The national education sector alone will benefit from nearly 45,000. By adding the planned recruitments into vacant positions, the total number of jobs to be filled in 2026 will amount to 97,919.
For his part, the Director General of the Treasury, Hadj Mohamed Sebaa, highlighted several incentive measures introduced by the text in order to stimulate the national economy. Among them is “a 100% reduction in the interest rate on real estate loans granted to certain categories of civil servants”, the list of which will be established by regulation. This provision aims to facilitate access to housing for agents carrying out missions deemed sensitive, while consolidating the State’s social policy. The official also insisted on the place that the PLF gives to sovereign “sukuks”, presented as “an innovative instrument for financing the economy and mobilizing resources alternative to conventional circuits”.
Through this, the State aims to diversify its sources of financing and to involve public companies more in contributing to the national budget. These mechanisms, according to Mr. Sebaa, will make it possible to “strengthen financial discipline, optimize the use of public funds and ensure better distribution of resources in the service of the general interest”. Furthermore, the Director of the Treasury reported an execution of state budget expenditures amounting to 8,596 billion dinars during the first eight months of the current year, an achievement rate of 51% compared to the forecasts included in the 2025 finance law.
Djamila Sai