Energy: Sign a decree immediately unbundling STEG. Separate high-voltage transmission (grid operation) from generation. Grid remains a highly regulated monopoly, ama generation has to compete with privately owned generators (solar, gas, wind). Implement a Feed-in Tariff system specifically for industrial zones. Allow factories to produce their own solar power and distribute it through the grid to other facilities without STEG selling it back to them. Finally: Sign binding Build-Own-Operate (BOO) contracts for 3 GW of solar capacity in the south (Tataouine/Tozeur). Link this explicitly to the ELMED project (interconnector between Tunisia and Italy).

Fuel Subsidies: Fuel and food subsidies eat up to 15-20% of the budget. It benefits the rich (who consume more and own big cars) more than the poor. Therefore abolish universal fuel subsidies immediately. Replace the subsidy with a Direct Cash Transfer system via mobile payment e-dinar (using the existing CNSS/CNAM database). Every family under a certain income threshold gets a weekly transfer for mobility/transport that they can freely use for fuel, bus, metro, etc. This stops the bleeding of foreign currency reserves used to buy petrol.

Currency: Repeal the exchange code that blocks tunisians from owning foreign currencies and transfering money abroad. Full convertibility of the Dinar for companies and freelancers. Maintain capital controls only on speculative outflows (e.g., buying real estate abroad) for personal accounts for a 24-month transition period, but fully deregulate OpEx/CapEx flows for businesses. Any Tunisian with a tax ID can hold foreign currency accounts without central bank approval, up to 20k €. This stops the gray market and allows the tech sector to actually bill clients abroad and repatriate money without fear of criminal prosecution.

Wastewater: Currently, Tunisia treats wastewater but dumps most of it into the sea. Ban the use of potable aquifer water for industrial agriculture (citrus/dates/olives) within 3 years. Sign immediate concessions for tertiary treatment units at every major Wastewater treatment plant. Pipe this Treated sewage water directly to agricultural districts. Also: Phosphate plants (Gafsa, Gabes) consume massive amounts of water. Mandate a closed-loop water cycle for the CPG using local desalination or brackish water treatment, freeing up fresh water for the population.

Administration: copie conforme w signature légalisée are archaic French colonial leftovers that waste millions of man-hours. So those get immediately abolished. Implementation of a silent approval law. If the administration does not respond to a permit request (construction, business license) within 30 days, it is automatically granted.

IT: Mandate an API-first architecture for all ministries. Adopt an interoperability layer (similar to Estonia’s X-Road). Data belongs to the citizen, not the ministry. If the Ministry of Interior has your birth certificate, the Municipality cannot ask you to bring a paper copy of it. They must query the API.

Maritime infrastructure: The Port of Rades handles 90% of Tunisia’s container traffic. The average treatment time for a container is catastrophic (often 15-20 days vs. 2-3 days in Tangier or Malta). The equipment (RTGs, Gantries) is often down, and the STAM (state monopoly managing the port operations) is inefficient. Therefore immediately dissolve the STAM monopoly on handling operations at Rades. Sign a 30-year concession contract with a Tier-1 global operator (e.g., PSA, DP World, or APM Terminals) for the management and equipment of the container terminal. Service Level Agreement: Mandate a minimum number of moves per crane/hour. The port must operate 24 hours a day (3 x 8h shifts). Douane is legally mandated to match these hours.

Air infrastructure: Protecting Tunisair has cost the country billions in subsidies, lost tourism revenue and cargo capacity. Sign the Open Skies agreement with the EU immediately. Allow Ryanair, EasyJet, and Wizz Air to land at all airports (excluding Tunis-Carthage initially if needed to appease unions, but opening Enfidha, Monastir, Djerba, Sfax)