Project of National Interest
Definition
Qualifying requirements for economic development programs: Investment ≥ 50M Dinars OR Job Creation AND National Priority
Investment Amount
Investment cost equal to or greater than fifty (50) million dinars
Job Creation
More than 500 Jobs For a period of four years from entry into activity or ≥ 200 Jobs For holders of higher education diplomas
National Economic Priorities
Investment must meet one of the designated national economic priorities to qualify for the program
Incentives
Deduction of profits from the tax basis within the limit of 10 years.
An investment grant limited to one-third of the investment cost, including the costs of internal infrastructure works, capped at 30 million dinars.
State participation in infrastructure expenditure.
Granting non-agricultural state lands under form of long-term rental or dinar symbolic. The investor is deprived of his right to land that will be returned to the State in the event of permanent cessation of the activity.
State assumption of employer’s social contribution under wages paid to Tunisian employees for a period not exceeding the first ten years from the effective date of entry into activity.
Projects which have not been classified as projects of national interest by the Higher Council for Investment shall benefit from the advantages and incentives provided for in Article 3 of the Government Decree, in accordance with the conditions of their eligibility, upon submission of a request to that effect, and within a maximum period of one year from the date of their presentation to the Higher Council for Investment.