Tunisia delays digital tax account launch to 2027
The finance minister announced the new deadline for the unified digital tax system, with only 37,000 electronic invoices settled.
Tunisia's unified digital tax account, designed to centralize taxpayer information, will now launch in the first quarter of 2027, a year later than planned. The electronic invoicing platform has processed nearly 1.8 million invoices, with approximately 37,000 settled, according to Finance Minister Michket Salama Khaldi. This announcement came during a parliamentary finance committee meeting on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, discussing the state budget for 2027.
The delay means the digital tax system, intended to simplify tax procedures and improve access to fiscal information, will be implemented a year behind the initial schedule. The electronic invoicing system has seen a significant volume of transactions, but the number of settled invoices represents about 2.1% of the total processed.
The minister provided these figures while examining the Ministry of Finance's role in the 2027 state budget. The unified tax account aims to streamline taxpayer interactions with the administration, while electronic invoicing seeks to dematerialize invoice exchanges. The government is now working to meet the revised deadlines for these digital transformation initiatives.
Why it mattersTunisian taxpayers will face a delayed implementation of a new digital system for managing their tax obligations and will see a low settlement rate on electronic invoices.