Morocco Lawmakers Push for Higher Alcohol and Tobacco Taxes to Curb Consumption

The discussions around the 2023 Finance Bill (PLF) by the Finance and Economic Development Committee of the House of Representatives led to proposals by opposition party deputies - except the USFP - on increasing the domestic consumption tax (TIC) on alcoholic beverages, as well as non-alcoholic beer and tobacco. They thus proposed 800 dirhams per hectoliter as a fee on the consumption of "beer", an increase of 200 dirhams, reports Hespress. As for other beers, they proposed that the hectoliter go from 1150 dirhams to 1400 dirhams, and from 850 dirhams to 1200 dirhams.

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Regarding the domestic taxes imposed on the consumption of manufactured tobacco, the opposition parliamentary groups proposed that the minimum collection amount of 100 dirhams per 1,000 cigarettes be increased to 800 dirhams and that the TIC for cigars and cigarillos of 750 dirhams per 1,000 units of fine-cut tobacco for rolling cigarettes be increased to 1,850 dirhams per unit.

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Another proposal: increase the consumption tax on the rest of manufactured tobacco and fine-cut tobacco to 1,150 dirhams per 1,000 grams. The opposition parties also proposed new taxes on shisha or water pipe tobacco (M3assel) of 420 dirhams per 1,000 grams to 730 dirhams per 1,000 grams, and other related products from 158 dirhams per 1,000 grams to 305 dirhams.

The Popular Movement (MP), the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) and the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) intend through this amendment to work for the reduction of the consumption of alcoholic beverages and tobacco, by extension the preservation of the health of citizens.