33 billion dollars for social transfers.. Is Algeria heading towards targeted support?

The value of social transfers included in the draft finance law for the year 2027 is estimated at about 33 billion dollars, of which nearly 20 billion dollars is directed towards direct support for individuals, according to what was revealed by the economics professor at the University of Algiers, Houari Tigresi, who called for a gradual transition towards a 'targeted support' system relying on a digital system that allows for the identification of actual beneficiaries and reducing the size of the parallel economy. Tigresi explained, during his appearance on Tuesday in the 'Guest of the Morning' program on the first radio channel, that reforming the support system requires developing integrated digital mechanisms that ensure the targeting of social transfers to those entitled to them, and enhance transparency in the distribution of public resources, while maintaining the ability to...