Challenges identified
Tunisian municipalities faced low visibility on the true cost of local public services, a lack of standardized methodology to calculate and track these costs, and limited budget transparency, which complicated decision-making and accountability to citizens.
Solution provided
- Design and dissemination of the Methodological Guide to Cost Accounting for Municipalities (2022 version).
- Carrying out a pilot project to test and adapt the methodology (municipality of Dar Chaâbane El Fehri).
- Training of financial and administrative teams to master analytical calculation tools and procedures.
- Implementation of a cost monitoring system by load centers and distribution keys specific to the Tunisian context.
- Improved budget transparency and performance through clear and comparable analytical reporting across municipalities.
Partners involved
- Experts in local public finance.
- Elected officials and municipal administrations.
- International programmes to support local governance.
Result achieved
This project has made it possible to meet a major modernization challenge and remains a model that can be replicated by other Tunisian and regional authorities.
