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Projects 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

≥ 500 Jobs For a period of four years from entry into activity or ≥ 200 Jobs For holders of higher education diplomas

National Economic Priorities

  • Increase in added value, competitiveness and export capacity of the national economy and its technological content, as well as the development of priority sectors
  • Creation of employment and the development and promotion of human resources competencies
  • The development of investments in the country’s interior regions
  • The promotion of sustainable and durable investments

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.

Process for Projects of National Interest (PIN)

Receipt of PIN applications and verification of the required documents in accordance with the information provided for within the PIN framework.

Internal and interministerial study of the application

Submission of the project to the Licencing Commission at the TIA (if these projects require an authorization)

Submission of the project to the National Incentive Commission at the TIA.

Publication of the governmental decree.

Submission of the project to the Superior Council of Investment to make a decision.

Process for Projects
of National Interest (PIN)

Receipt of PIN applications and verification of the required documents in accordance with the information provided for within the PIN framework.

Internal and interministerial study of the application

Submission of the project to the Licencing Commission at the TIA (if these projects require an authorization)

Submission of the project to the National Incentive Commission at the TIA.

Publication of the governmental decree.

Submission of the project to the Superior Council of Investment to make a decision.