The House of Representatives adopted, by a majority, the first part of the 2025 finance bill, during a plenary session.
The legislative session was chaired by Rachid Talbi El Alami, President of the House of Representatives, in the presence of Nadia Fettah Alaoui, Minister of Economy and Finance, Fouzi Lekjaa, Minister Delegate to the Minister of Economy and Finance, responsible for the budget, Mustapha Baïtas, government spokesperson, and Lahcen Saadi, Secretary of State to the Minister of Tourism, Crafts, Social and Solidarity Economy, responsible for crafts and the social and solidarity economy.
The first part of the 2025 finance bill was adopted by 208 votes for, 56 against and one abstention. It should be noted that 532 amendments were presented by the Government, as well as by the various Groups and Groupings, both from the majority and the opposition, and the two unrelated MPs.
The general orientations of the 2025 finance bill revolve around strengthening the pillars of the social state, while maintaining financial and economic balance. The project also includes several measures and reforms in various areas, including taxation, social protection and investment promotion.
To develop the project, the Government based itself on assumptions including an inflation rate of 2%, an increase in external demand, excluding phosphates and its derivatives, of 3.2%, an agricultural harvest estimated at 70 million quintals, and an average price of butane gas set at $500 per ton.
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