tunis tunisia continue package painful economic policies prime minister youssef chahed say tuesday despite resistance labor unions business associations change raise tax put thousands work north african country pressure international monetary fund speed policy change help economy recover militant attack 2015 hurt vital tourism industry tunisia plan raise value-added tax lay 10,000 government workers part 2018 budget cut budget deficit government also propose percent social security tax employees company federation company owners utica reject proposal threaten shut company seek consensus go ahead reform need revive economy retreat chahed tell parliament start budget debate chahed also want freeze public-sector hire powerful union ugtt say accept branch education health need recruitments beware anger tunisian ugtt situation continue rest party refuse share sacrifice ugtt head nourredine taboubi say tunisia praise democratic progress 2011 uprise topple president zine el abidine ben ali successive governments fail make change need trim deficits create growth 2018 budget deficit fall 4.9 percent gross domestic product 2018 percent expect 2017. tunisia hop raise gdp percent next year 2.3 percent year tunisia pm go ahead painful policy despite opposition