
Moroccan Lawyers Strike Over New Tax Measures in 2023 Finance Bill
Since Tuesday, Moroccan courts have been at a standstill following a strike by lawyers, who are protesting against the new tax measures concerning them contained in the 2023 PLF .

Since Tuesday, Moroccan courts have been at a standstill following a strike by lawyers, who are protesting against the new tax measures concerning them contained in the 2023 PLF .

The British gas company Sound Energy announces that it has appealed to the administrative court to challenge the tax reassessment carried out in 2020 by the General Tax Administration, which claimed $2.55 million in taxes from it.

Self-entrepreneurs, a status launched in 2015, are few to declare their turnover to the Tax Directorate. A situation that worries Moroccan employers and which the 2023 Finance Bill could remedy.

According to the 2023 Finance Bill, the public treasury expects to record revenues from the various taxes in force on cigarettes and alcohol, amounting to 14.4 billion dirhams.

In search of budgetary balance, the municipality of Casablanca has sent notifications to cafes flagged for non-payment of fees related to the occupation of the public domain . 85% of businesses in the municipality have not paid anything since 2018.

Relief for cafe and restaurant owners in the city of Casablanca, who have just seen the vote on the tax increase postponed by the municipality.

The wealth tax could be introduced in the 2023 Finance Bill (PLF2023) currently being finalized by the government. It should help replenish the state’s coffers in these times of crisis.

The honeymoon between the government and the trade union centers is over. While the first phase of the negotiations took place in a relaxed atmosphere, disagreements have emerged during the second round on certain key issues such as wage increases or the level of income tax (IR).

The President of the Andalusia region, Juanma Moreno, said on Wednesday that Andalusia’s new tax reform aims to attract the wealthy from Morocco, Catalonia, Portugal and the United Kingdom.

The Andalusian government has abolished the wealth tax, significantly reducing the tax burden in order to entice Andalusians who would have left for Morocco to escape the tax pressure to return.

Announced last July, the reform of the income tax (IR) enters its active phase as early as 2023. According to government spokesman Mustapha Baïtas, nothing will be able to delay its application.

The Hercules affair, the former club of Abdessamad Ezzalzouli , accused of receiving assets without declaring the 2,000,000 euros (release clause) paid by Barça to recruit the player of Moroccan origin, is progressing.