Tunisia: UPL projects 525,000 job opportunities by 2016.
2 October 2011
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In a festive atmosphere, the Free Patriotic Union (UPL) unveiled its economic, social, and political program for the Constituent Assembly on Friday, September 30th, at the El Menzah dome.
The program included 14 chapters: seven parts for the fundamental bases and seven for the economic and social foundations.
"The progressive migration from a subcontracting economy to a knowledge-based economy and the promotion of niches with privileged specificities resulting from technological development and high cognitive content," this is the ultimate economic challenge or "the new development system" launched by Mohssen Hassen, a member of the UPL's political bureau.
The program is summarized in 10 points: State partner of the private sector in overall development, efficient public financial strategy, a favorable investment environment, a suitable monetary and exchange rate strategy, a financial and banking system at the service of the economy, a prestigious high-employment service sector, diversified tourism, renewable industrial specialties, sustainable agriculture guaranteeing food security and developed fishing, and finally, innovative trade and creative crafts.
Using statistical language, the UPL aims to achieve a 7% growth rate during the next five-year period (2012-2016), reduce the unemployment rate to 11% by the end of 2016 (compared to 16% currently), which corresponds to 525,000 job opportunities, reduce the rate of classified credits to less than 8%, limit the inflation rate so that it does not exceed 3% annually, and rationalize external debt, which should not in any case exceed 50% of the available national income.
On the social side, Mr. Hassen listed his party's ambitions for education, health, family, culture, housing, sports, etc. This includes maintaining the independence of faculties, improving university grants, establishing four hospitals in inland governorates, encouraging investment in the health sector, especially medical tourism, increasing the purchasing power of Tunisians, regularly reviewing salaries, and building around 70,000 houses.
Marwa Mehri.
Published October 1, 2011.
Posted online October 2, 2011.
Investirentunisie.net
The program included 14 chapters: seven parts for the fundamental bases and seven for the economic and social foundations.
"The progressive migration from a subcontracting economy to a knowledge-based economy and the promotion of niches with privileged specificities resulting from technological development and high cognitive content," this is the ultimate economic challenge or "the new development system" launched by Mohssen Hassen, a member of the UPL's political bureau.
The program is summarized in 10 points: State partner of the private sector in overall development, efficient public financial strategy, a favorable investment environment, a suitable monetary and exchange rate strategy, a financial and banking system at the service of the economy, a prestigious high-employment service sector, diversified tourism, renewable industrial specialties, sustainable agriculture guaranteeing food security and developed fishing, and finally, innovative trade and creative crafts.
Using statistical language, the UPL aims to achieve a 7% growth rate during the next five-year period (2012-2016), reduce the unemployment rate to 11% by the end of 2016 (compared to 16% currently), which corresponds to 525,000 job opportunities, reduce the rate of classified credits to less than 8%, limit the inflation rate so that it does not exceed 3% annually, and rationalize external debt, which should not in any case exceed 50% of the available national income.
On the social side, Mr. Hassen listed his party's ambitions for education, health, family, culture, housing, sports, etc. This includes maintaining the independence of faculties, improving university grants, establishing four hospitals in inland governorates, encouraging investment in the health sector, especially medical tourism, increasing the purchasing power of Tunisians, regularly reviewing salaries, and building around 70,000 houses.
Marwa Mehri.
Published October 1, 2011.
Posted online October 2, 2011.
Investirentunisie.net
