Morocco launches exceptional campaign to collect old tax arrears

Moroccan authorities are launching an exceptional campaign to collect long-overdue taxes, as local governments reopen decades-old tax files. New field data from local authorities in the Casablanca-Settat, Marrakech-Safi, and Fez-Meknes regions has alerted central government departments within the Ministry of Interior. These reports reveal a persistent accumulation of old tax collection cases that have remained in collective archives for many years. Procedures for liquidation or collection have not been completed for these files, despite their connection to significant financial amounts that formed a crucial part of local resources. The Ministry of Interior is now working to address these dormant tax files, aiming to recover substantial funds that have been tied up for years. This initiative seeks to streamline tax collection processes and bolster local government revenue streams.