2026 Budget Law Project: Key Measures for Vulnerable Categories
The 2026 budget law project includes significant measures for vulnerable categories, including new salary increases for public sector officials, private sector employees, and retirees. These increases will be spread over three years, from January 2026 to January 2028.
Salary Increases and Pension Revaluations
The budget program includes general salary increases for officials, in accordance with previously concluded agreements, as well as revaluations of pensions for retirees from the public and private sectors. The beneficiaries of the National Retirement and Social Security Fund (CNRPS) and the National Social Security Fund (CNSS) will be affected by these measures.
Social Stability and Regular Programming
According to Professor Hafedh Lamouri, a specialist in labor law and social security, these salary increases and pension revaluations will contribute to extending social stability over three years, thanks to regular programming of increases over three consecutive years, with equal rates each year.
Increase Rates and Negotiations
Regarding the rate of increases, Lamouri specified that it will be announced in the 2026 budget law project and will serve as the basis for negotiations between unions and employers, particularly in the private sector. "The rate of increases included in the project constitutes the minimum reference for starting discussions between employers and employees. Negotiations will be based on this rate set by the State," he added.
Implementation and Financing
On another level, Lamouri also emphasized that all companies and institutions, public or private, are required to implement these increases, regardless of their financial conditions. "Even institutions that granted an increase the previous year are required to apply the measure and revalue the salaries of their employees," he further specified.
Payment of Increases to Retirees
Meanwhile, the CNRPS and CNSS will pay these increases to the concerned retirees, respecting the rate set by the State, with staggered increases over three years, in order to strengthen the purchasing power of retirees and meet their needs.
Social Policy and Presidential Orientations
These measures are part of a policy aimed at concretizing the social role of the State, in accordance with the orientations of the President of the Republic, Kais Saïed, to break with precarious employment and ensure a balance between social justice and equitable development.
