It should be noted that the deficit does not take into account the public debt, a debt that is wors

Tobacco is perhaps one of the most difficult challenges in Tunisian society from revolution challenges. By Strolling through the streets of the country of jasmine, we note that smoking is part of the landscape as much as the yellow cabs. It is still very common to find children under 12 years of proudly wearing a butt on the lips. The cigarette has become in society and in Tunisian youth, the symbol of masculinity, virility, a symbol of the alpha male. Men continue to smoke despite the price more brand of the cigarette package. I smoke I am.
The price of a packet of cigarettes Tunisian revolves around 2 dinars, the Foreign around 4.5 dinars. The Tunisian smoking on average one pack a day, the bill is particularly salty ... Between 60 and 135 dinars per month ... Nearly one half minimum wage!
The problem is that the economic burden of smoking is not based solely on the back of the consumer, but also (and perhaps especially) with that of the state. Thus, in 2012, the import of tobacco in Tunisia has cost 200 million dinars (200 billion millimes)! The budget of the Ministry of Tourism does not exceed $ 150 million over the same period ...
In the remainder of this article, the data provided by the National Institute of Statistics, from data provided dynamically on the site, as well as that presented in the reports as external trade statistics 2011 (pdf) or the Monthly Bulletin of Statistics November 2012 (pdf).
First you should know that Tunisia since the 60s, is in deficit is getting worse over the years and that pushes the state into debt year on year in order to meet the expenses Necessary keep a particular social export java_home and economic export java_home balance. The two curves are two different representations of the same data: The values of the import, export and deficit of Tunisia between 1960 and 2012. It is clear that the value of annual imports off more than that of exports, widening the gap to reach a whopping $ 11.6 billion dinars in 2012!
It should be noted that the deficit does not take into account the public debt, a debt that is worse precisely because debt can be a way of compensating for this deficit which only shifts the problem.
Among the annual expenditure of the state, is the tobacco market. In this market, the tobacco itself is imported, but also several other types of products such as the relationship of cigarette papers, machinery and spare parts related to the tobacco industry.
Thus, the curve of imports is roughly speaking increasing since 1999 (I have not managed to get past data) where it starts at 67 million dinars tobacco imports, reaching in 2012 a staggering 200 million export java_home dinars! Between 600 and 700 thousand minimum export java_home wage! Looking at the curve more closely we see a strong flow of imports in 2009, which reached the MD 184 to 104 while the previous year. 80 MD increase export java_home in a year, I'd be curious to know what happened in 2009 that was able to convince or coerce people to smoke more. If you have the answer or guess thank you for sharing with us in the comments of this article.
Actually, a lot. From Italy, France and Denmark, to Cuba and the Dominican Republic. What is curious, however, is that Tunisia imports tobacco from ... Saudi Arabia! Yes yes, the country is Saudi exporter of tobacco in the Tunisian archive. They say Haram, export java_home but the export still curious ... But never mind.
In the first class of Turkey is the head (2150 tons), followed by France (1,869 export java_home tons) and Brazil (1376 tons). Another curiosity here, Tunisia imported in 2011 3 kg of tobacco from Armenia a total of 882 dinars and 20 kg ... from the Vatican ... the total amount of 1247 dinars. 23kg imports ... or tobacco is a quality unusual or transactions hiding something export java_home else. But hey, I say that I say nothing ...
Apart from tobacco itself, other types of imports take place. Thus, Tunisia also bought the paper which is rolled cigarettes. The amount varies depending on the year, but since 2005 it runs between 4 and 6 million dinars per year. For local production, Tunisia also buys machinery as well as spare parts