Too many taxes in Morocco?

In Morocco, while the tax pressure is excessive, citizens and businesses do not always perceive the concrete effects of tax levies in improving public services and infrastructure.

“According to the definition of tax revenue retained by the IMF, the tax pressure amounts to almost 30 % in Morocco,” said Younes Idrissi Kaitouni. However, the tax pressure in Morocco, calculated as the relationship between tax revenue and GDP, is estimated at just over 20 %. The IMF is based on criteria including a larger perimeter of compulsory levies. To be compared to other similar savings, this rate of tax pressure which is 30 % seems excessive while “citizens and companies do not always receive the concrete effects of tax levies in the improvement of public services and infrastructure, ”notes Media24. “As an entrepreneur, I think that the effort made in matters of IR and social benefits does not yet meet expectations,” said Hakim Marrakchi, president of the tax and customs commission at the CGEM. We are waiting for improvements. »»