Speaking at a meeting organized by the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM), Idrissi Kaitouni highlighted the evolution of tax revenues, which reached 291 billion dirhams between 2021 and 2025 — an increase of 74% — bringing their share to 24.6% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
He explained that this momentum does not stem from an increase in tax pressure, but rather from the broadening of the tax base and the strengthening of compliance mechanisms and anti-fraud measures.
In this regard, he pointed to the impact of the Corporate Tax (IS) reform, with revenues rising from 47.7 billion dirhams to 100.3 billion dirhams over the period, reflecting the vitality of economic activity and improved clarity of the tax framework.
He also underscored the significant rise in tax refunds and reimbursements, which reached 25 billion dirhams in 2025, the result of more efficient management and stronger support for companies’ cash flow.
Furthermore, Idrissi Kaitouni indicated that the Value Added Tax (VAT) reform aims to ensure tax neutrality for businesses through the gradual alignment of rates and improved reimbursement mechanisms. It also seeks to adapt taxation to new economic models, particularly digital ones, in order to guarantee fair competition between national and international operators.
He emphasized the modernization of the tax administration under the 2024–2028 strategic vision of the Directorate General of Taxes (DGI), focused on digitalizing procedures, strengthening compliance-based management and improving user experience, with the goal of establishing a lasting climate of legal certainty and trust between the State and businesses.
For his part, CGEM President Chakib Alj stated that the meeting comes at a particularly promising time for the national economy. He noted that projections for 2026 forecast growth above 5%, controlled inflation and sustained tax revenue growth, with an increase of more than 14% in 2025.
“We are clearly engaged in a virtuous circle: greater public investment generates more opportunities for businesses, stimulates growth and strengthens tax revenues, enabling the State to reinvest and amplify this dynamic,” Alj said.
He also stressed that future increases in tax revenues should rely primarily on broadening the tax base, formalizing the informal sector, supporting economic growth and upgrading the national productive fabric.
In addition, Alj highlighted the need to complement tax reform with a comprehensive overhaul of local taxation.
The meeting, attended by members of the National Business Council (CNE) of the CGEM, focused on the provisions of the 2026 Finance Bill. It aimed to strengthen trust and dialogue between economic operators — particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) — and the tax administration.
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