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Mohammed VI adopts Morocco’s 2027 budget guidelines

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Morocco’s Council of Ministers, chaired by Mohammed VI, adopted the general guidelines for the 2027 finance bill. The economy minister forecasts growth of 4.7% this year, inflation of 0.7% and a budget deficit reduced to 3% of GDP, according to the presentation to the Council.

King Mohammed VI chaired a Council of Ministers in Rabat on Saturday 17 October 2026 that adopted the general guidelines for Morocco’s 2027 finance bill, according to Senego. Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan attended the meeting, during which the Minister of Economy, Finance and Public Sector Performance presented the main outlines of the bill.

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