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• Morocco Streamlines Customs Procedures, Easing Burden on Users
  11 April 2021, by Jonas

  The new law 55-19 relating to the simplification of administrative procedures and formalities grants certain facilities to client-users, indicates a circular published by the Moroccan Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration (ADII).
  Thus, according to the new law, users of the customs administration are no longer required to present a copy of the documents and documents constituting their files, to legalize their signature and to certify the copies as true, explains the note, which (…)

• Fuel Prices in Morocco Surge Again: Fifth Hike This Year
  2 May 2019, by Said

  It is thus a question, according to telquel.ma, of an increase of about 17 cents for diesel and 22 cents for gasoline, bringing the price of unleaded premium to 11.52 dirhams and that of diesel to around 10 dirhams per liter.
  As the same source writes, this is the fifth increase since the beginning of the year, recalling that the High Commission for Planning (HCP) had reported for the month of March a 5.2% increase in prices compared to the month of February.
  An increase that impacts the (…)

• Morocco Faces Scrutiny Over Tax Incentives for Foreign Companies
  2 May 2019, by Kamal

  The situation is not opportune for tax experts, who are still faced with the debates initiated by the employers’ association and certain NGOs in relation to the tax burden on the taxpayer. According to Le360, citing the newspaper Aujourd’hui le Maroc, social demands leave little room for maneuver in negotiating the advantages granted de facto to foreign companies established in Morocco.
  The 2019 Finance Bill has, however, seen the implementation of measures in line with the recommendations (…)

• Moroccan Exporters Push for Tax Reforms Ahead of National Conference
  2 May 2019, by Kamal

  The Moroccan Association of Exporters is taking the lead and making a series of recommendations aimed at easing the tax burden on this sector. This series of reforms to the tax structure comes ahead of the National Tax Conference, which will take place on May 3 and 4 in Skhirat.
  Among the association’s grievances are measures adopted during the 2019 Finance Act as well as other provisions that only weaken, according to it, the structure of companies and disadvantage them compared to other (…)

• Morocco’s Trade Deficit Narrows Amid Slowing Economic Growth
  11 May 2019, by Bladi.net

  In Morocco, the signs of a slowdown in economic activity are still very visible. Indeed, Médias24 reveals that despite the reduction in Morocco’s trade deficit, exports grew by only 4.1% at the end of March and imports by 1.5%.
  The figures published by the Foreign Exchange Office on foreign trade at the end of March 2019 in Morocco show an improvement due to a larger increase in exports (+2.9 billion dirhams) than in imports (1.8 billion dirhams). This situation is due to "Morocco’s trade (…)

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  23 August 2022, by Prince
• Morocco: The franchise sector in danger of death
  19 March 2024, by Prince

  The serial closure of franchises in the major cities of Morocco worries Mohamed el Fane, the president of the Moroccan Franchise Federation (FMF). He calls on the state to support this sector that is dying.
  More and more franchise stores have closed in recent months in major cities like Casablanca, Rabat, Marrakech, Tangier and Agadir, which are distinguished by their commercial and tourist attractiveness. "If this trend continues, we are heading towards a risk of 10 to 15% of store (…)

• Moroccan Customs Uncovers $1 Billion in Fraudulent Invoices, Recovers $300 Million in Penalties
  18 May 2019, by Kamal

  The customs services have succeeded, thanks to the use of digitization, in identifying several false declarations with a total value of 10 billion dirhams, forcing the offenders to repay three billion dirhams in penalties.
  The under-invoicing operations were detected by the Moroccan customs officers thanks to the exchange of data with other countries, as well as other elements they have. The customs agents also carry out field checks in the various regions of the country.
  Customs relies (…)

• Morocco Considers Taxing Tech Giants Facebook and Google
  20 May 2019, by Kamal

  With its 16 million users in Morocco, Facebook is making record profits in the country. The Moroccan authorities intend to claim their share of the cake.
  The kingdom is considering following the lead of several countries by imposing taxes on Internet giants, notably Google and Facebook. The Treasury (TGR) is recording a huge shortfall compared to the turnover generated by the two giants, especially since the country is ranked fifth in Africa in terms of the number of users.
  To limit (…)

• Study Reveals 96% of Moroccan Cigarettes Exceed Legal Tar Limits
  29 May 2019, by Kamal

  96% of cigarettes sold in Morocco are "out of standard". 71% contain 14 mg of tar, and come mainly from two manufacturers: Marquise from the Société Marocaine des Tabacs (SMT) and Winston from Japan International Tobacco.
  The government is facing the problem of cigarette compliance with legal standards, which require specific dosages, particularly 10 mg of tar, 1 mg of nicotine and 10 mg of carbon monoxide.
  In the event of a reduction in dosage, the repercussions would be considerable (…)