Culture has always played a prominent place in Tunisia. It is considered as one of the country's most vibrant sectors and a factor of balanced development, likely to better anchor the country's national identity, as well as a way to better withstand the effects of the globalization process.
To put this approach into effect, effort has focused, since the Change, on promoting the cultural sector by carrying out structural reforms, developing laws and creating reference institutions, as well as supplying a platform that will encourage creativity and innovation and various incentives that have opened up wide prospects to men and women of culture, giving them the means to stand out and thrive.
The new style of relationship with intellectuals and artists rests on a package of choices of principle, powerful supports of the Change, and guarantees them the marks of attention and protection they deserve. The various measures, incentives and encouragement provided in this field are proof of this. They encompass many aspects (guaranteeing freedom of creation in all artistic fields, social cover guaranteed to people of learning and the arts, and a system of monthly allowances provided to a great many artists and their families).
Increase in the budget of the Ministry of Culture and Heritage Preservation
The budget of the Ministry has increased on a regular basis. It has been multiplied more than sevenfold in 21 years, from 17.4 million dinars in 1987 to 133.4 million dinars in 2008; it is anticipated to be 1.25% of the General Budget in 2009. The state has done much in this field, as have increasingly private investors, through the incentives, encouragements and facilities laid down in the Investment Code.
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