Casablanca undeveloped land tax census 2024

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Casablanca undeveloped land tax census 2024

The city of Casablanca is launching a vast census of vacant land over five months to recover the tax on undeveloped plots. This strict mapping aims to correct numerous anomalies in the local tax register.

To uncover properties escaping taxation, field brigades are mobilized to verify the identity of owners and cross-reference administrative documents with reality. Entrusted to the company Casablanca Mawarid, this mission is structured around three stages ranging from technical preparation to topographic surveys, through to data centralization.

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This systematic collection of geospatial information will feed a new Geographic Information System. This tool will allow authorities to assess the exact volume of available land in urban areas, guide future densification policies and regulate the fight against substandard housing.

This fiscal offensive responds to a significant loss of municipal revenues. As reported by the daily newspaper Les Inspirations Eco, the absence of updated mapping benefited plots enjoying old temporary exemptions never re-verified after the issuance of a building permit.

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Following this operation, the administration will have a fully computerized land register. This cartographic file will automate the calculation of taxes, ensuring rigorous application of rules while precisely quantifying the budget margins recovered by the territorial authority.