Tunisia pension hike excludes low‑income retirees, UGTT warns

Hédi Dahman, head of the social protection department at the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), warned that the salary and pension increase mandated by article 15 of the 2026 finance law would leave several groups of retirees untouched. While the law broadly raises wages and pensions in public, semi‑state and private sectors, the implementing decree omits beneficiaries of the minimum pension (260 dinars), certain retirees affiliated with the National Social Security Fund (CNSS) living abroad, retirees whose retirement starts on 1 January 2026, and members of the complementary retirement scheme that has not been updated for five years.

Dahman criticized the CNSS for merely executing decisions without consulting union representatives and called for a revision of the measure to ensure fairness amid rising prices and pressure on purchasing power.