The increase in taxes on alcoholic beverages, planned in the 2021 Finance Bill, is fueling the debate between parliamentarians. In the House of Representatives, opinions differ between the majority, which supports the project, and the opposition which sees it as an incentive for smuggling.
The number of Moroccan adolescents candidates for illegal immigration continues to grow on the streets of Fnideq, transformed into a vast territory of homeless people.
To raise more financial resources and also fight alcoholism and smoking, the government wants to step up. In this perspective, it is preparing to increase the domestic consumption tax (TIC) applicable to alcoholic beverages and beer and tobacco.
To cope with the health crisis related to Covid-19, the Société des Boissons du Maroc has just announced an increase in the price of its beer, a very popular drink in the country.
Following the consumption of a drink made of paint thinner, four young people died. This is the latest tragedy to hit the city of Tetouan.
And two for a hysterical woman. A Moroccan woman has returned a second time to destroy the alcohol aisle in the same store in Reims.
The city of Oujda is plagued by insecurity. A café attracting drug addicts and gamblers threatens the safety, even the lives of the residents of the "Al Mir" residence, in front of apparently powerless authorities.
The control and regulatory operations initiated in the cities of Morocco continue in Tangier. In the sights of the joint commission are the establishments that offer alcoholic or alcohol-mixed beverages.
Following the closure of several venues and the withdrawal of alcohol licenses, professionals in the field, through the Alliance of Free Trade Unions, organized a sit-in this Friday, September 25, starting at 10 a.m., in front of the Wilaya of the Casablanca-Settat region.
The city of Tangier joins the list of cities where control operations and regulatory measures have exposed several cases of irregularities and malfunctions. On Tuesday, a mixed security commission proceeded to seize large quantities of alcoholic beverages and expired and unfit food products.
Control operations carried out on September 8 and 9 in restaurants and warehouses made it possible to seize large quantities of smuggled or expired alcoholic beverages, and others that had escaped customs controls. These are measures relating to the violation of the state of health emergency, as well as the unauthorized sale of alcoholic beverages.
The "clean hands" operation carried out by the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has just recorded its first legal proceedings. The king of adulterated alcoholic beverages and two of his accomplices are behind bars and await their appearance before the judge.