By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lebrief
The social priorities in Morocco’s draft 2027 finance bill are estimated to cost a total of 62 billion dirhams. Economy Minister Fouzi Lekjaa announced the figure while presenting the budget to both chambers of Parliament, according to LeBrief.
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Morocco adopts the guidelines for its 2027 budget, with 825.6 billion dirhams in expenditure and 482.4 billion dirhams in projected revenue.
23 OctMorocco to raise minimum direct social assistance to 1,000 dirhams
23 OctMorocco budget forecasts 482.4 billion dirhams in revenue for 202723 OctMorocco’s 2027 budget projects 825.6 billion dirhams in expenditureMorocco will gradually increase the minimum direct social assistance payment from 500 to 1,000 dirhams by the end of the government’s term, with a 100-dirham rise planned for 2027. Economy Minister Fouzi Lekjaa also estimated the impact of the social priorities in the 2027 draft budget at 62 billion dirhams, according to Libe.
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Morocco’s draft Finance Bill plans to raise the minimum retirement pension to 1,700 dirhams a month in 2027, a measure that would affect nearly 500,000 pensioners, including 150,000 widows. The survivor pension rate for widows would also rise from 50% to 100%, according to figures presented by Moroccan Finance Minister Fouzi Lekjaa.
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Morocco’s draft budget provides for 825.59 billion dirhams in expenditure in 2027, 8.44% more than in 2026, with 786.60 billion in resources and a budget deficit of 89.61 billion. Medium- and long-term borrowing revenue would reach 120 billion dirhams, according to the explanatory memorandum for the 2027 finance bill.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Le Matin ·
Morocco’s 2027 draft budget provides for 482.4 billion dirhams in ordinary revenue, including 437.4 billion from taxes. Tax revenue would thus account for more than 90% of general budget resources, according to data from the draft published by the Moroccan government on 23 October.
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