Algerian and Tunisian Parliaments want to ban crossing tax

Members of Algeria and Tunisia’s Parliament are holding long talks to ban crossing tax. It was first imposed by Tunis and Algeria responded by doing the same.

Tunisian Parliament’s members want to seize the opportunity of the Complemntary Financial Act 2016 due to be promulgated by their government. They will put pressure to ban the tax or exclude Algerians from it in view of neighbourhood relation. 

Head of Algerian-Tunisian Friendship Committee at Algeria’s Parliament Djamal Bouras said talks are held with Tunisia and even the Algerian foreign ministry. The aim is to find a compromise.

This comes as Tunisia imposes on Algerians who want to cross its borders to pay $15.

According to representative of Algerians living in Tunisia, the Committee will be in charge of contacts to avoid being involved in politics.

“Algerian and Tunisian people have friendship relations which should not be effected by the tax,” he told Echorouk.

Deputy Amira Salim said a news conference will be held next week with Tunisian member of Parliament Mundjid Harbaoui to reach compromise.

“All it seems that the Tunisian government will ban the tax and will announce that via a release,” she said.

“We do not want the tax to disturb relations between the two countries. Because of that, we want the tax to be banned or residents in borders area to be excluded. The tax can also be imposed on Algerians once a year, for example,” she added.