Tebboune Orders Wage Increases Included in Algeria’s 2027 Budget

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has directed the government to include planned wage increases in the 2027 budget, as the Council of Ministers approved the draft finance law for the year.

The presidential directives also called for avoiding taxes that would affect purchasing power, placing household finances at the center of the budget instructions.

The wage directive concerns increases already planned. The summary of the cabinet’s decision did not specify their size, the workers covered or when they would take effect.

Approval by the Council of Ministers marks a step forward for the draft finance law, rather than confirmation of its final enactment. The instructions set out two priorities for the budget: incorporating the wage increases and avoiding tax measures that would erode purchasing power.