The 2026 Finance Bill provides for the extension of the withholding tax system to banks, insurance companies and companies with a turnover of more than 50 million dirhams. An expected reform, but one that could spark debate.
The Moroccan government has unveiled the major infrastructure projects that will be carried out in the road, highway, rail, port, logistics, air and maritime sectors in 2026, for which it is dedicating large investments.
In Morocco, Economic Interest Groupings (GIEs) and Partnerships will now pay corporate tax. The measure has been in effect since January 1, 2025.
In Morocco, the profits from gambling will now be subject to income tax. This is the direct consequence of certain amendments to the 2025 Finance Bill by the House of Councillors.
In Morocco, the prices of cigarette packs will increase as of January 1, 2025.
Fouzi Lekjaa, the Delegate Minister in charge of the Budget, presented on Tuesday to the House of Councillors the main measures and amendments made to the 2025 Finance Bill.
The status of self-employment in Morocco is the subject of debates in Parliament. At issue, the fragile balance between administrative simplification and the fight against tax evasion.
Deputies expressed concern about the imposition of a tax on gambling, fearing that this measure planned in the 2025 finance bill could lead to the legalization of the practice of these games among minors, as well as money laundering.
Fouzi Lekjaa, Minister Delegate to the Budget, announced a tax cut for low incomes, particularly those below 12,000 dirhams, as part of the 2025 finance bill. Presented last Friday to the House of Representatives, this reform aims to ease the tax burden on civil servants, employees and retirees.
In Morocco, the average net salary of civil servants has seen a sharp increase in ten years, rising from 7,300 dirhams in 2014 to 9,500 dirhams in 2024, reveals the report on human resources annexed to the 2025 finance bill.
The Directorate General of Taxes (DGI) invites the taxpayers concerned by the measure relating to the voluntary regularization of their tax situation, reinstated by the 2024 Finance Act, to regularize their situation no later than December 31, 2024.
In Morocco, the some 570,917 civil servants should cost the State 180.27 billion dirhams in terms of salaries in 2025, which represents 10.96% of GDP and nearly 53% of the planned investment. Expenses that weigh heavily on public finances.