Rachid Hamouni, president of the Progress and Socialism group in the House of Representatives, sent an official request to the president of the Finance and Economic Development Committee. This initiative aims to convene a meeting of the said commission to discuss the state of implementation of support systems for investment projects, with emphasis on projects of a strategic nature.
In his missive, the MP underlines the importance of examining several aspects linked to the Investment Pact, which entered into force in December 2022. This legal framework established two types of support intended to encourage investment projects: lhe basic support systemwhich includes common, territorial and sectoral premiums, as well as specific support systemsdedicated to strategic projects, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the internationalization of Moroccan companies.
However, Rachid Hamouni points out the delay in the publication of the decree relating to support for very small, small and medium-sized enterprises, while that concerning basic support and strategic projects has been in force since November 2023.
In accordance with article 17 of the framework law, strategic projects can benefit from specific advantages, after approval by the National Investment Commission. These advantages are negotiated and concern large-scale projects, with a minimum threshold set at 2 billion dirhams. Priority areas include water, energy, food and health.
In addition, the decree specifies that the investment agreements for these projects must detail the advantages granted as well as the modalities of their implementation.
Faced with the crucial importance of investments for the creation of jobs and added value, Rachid Hamouni hopes that this meeting will make it possible to explore the perspectives and measures necessary to activate support for very small, small and medium-sized enterprises, to analyze the territorial and sectoral distribution of validated investment projects, to study the procedures and criteria for approving projects, whether they fall under basic support or negotiated benefits and to evaluate the economic and social impact of approved projects .
This request is part of the results of the last six sessions of the National Investment Commission. The most recent, held on December 10, 2024, validated several agreements as part of the basic support system and strategic projects, marking significant progress in the deployment of the Investment Pact.
