Samir Said, the Tunisian Minister of Economy and Planning, says negotiations with the IMF for the granting of a $4 billion loan are on track and should be completed within a few weeks.
He explains that the financial windfall will be used to facilitate the implementation in Tunisia of the reforms planned by the government.
The Minister denies that the IMF demands in exchange the end of subsidies and the freezing of wages, explaining that the objective is to grant subsidies to the most needy and to limit the rise in wages.
Samir Saïd ensures that a dialogue is underway on his questions with the unions, in particular the UGTT, and says he is confident.
He notes that inflation, estimated at 7.5% for the current year, is lower than in Spain and rules out any idea of economic collapse.
The Minister thus rejects the hypothesis of a payment default by the country and adds that the debt is not being renegotiated.
He insists on the fact that, according to him, the previous governments did not do this work necessary to give Tunisia the means to develop.
And he rules out the possibility of a vast movement of social discontent against the policy of President Kaïs Saïed.
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