Casablanca: Heavy Tax Fraud Shakes Social Housing Construction Sites

The fraud centers on the management of local taxes linked to building permits. According to Al3omk, the central services of the Interior Ministry received alarming reports from several prefectures in the Casablanca region. These audits reveal the failure of certain municipalities to monitor tax incentives granted to developers engaged in social housing programs.

On Bladi.net : Nouaceur: The big clean-up begins! Millions of dirhams in tax evasion uncovered among developers

The inspections reveal blatant circumvention methods to escape the tax on construction operations. Taking advantage of standardized agreements, many real estate professionals presented obsolete conventions or registered under the names of third-party companies with no legal connection to the projects. Others deliberately exceeded the construction volumes agreed with the State, while continuing to illegally benefit from the same tax advantages.

These manipulations have serious consequences for public finances. The reports estimate that the total amount of these unjustifiably claimed exemptions reaches nearly one billion centimes. This situation, aggravated by weak documentary verification by municipal services, represents a direct loss of revenue for local government collections.

On Bladi.net : Casablanca: A Vast Fraud System Exposed

Facing these abuses, investigators recommend revising the wording of conventions to clarify responsibilities and intensifying audits. The Interior Ministry is now preparing to impose severe sanctions against those involved, with the objective of reforming the management of local fees and firmly applying the principle of accountability.