Lakjaa: The finance bill for the year 2025 is based on precise technical and scientific data
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – Rabat
The Minister Delegate in charge of the Budget, Fawzi Lakjaa, confirmed on Wednesday to the House of Advisors that the hypotheses on which the finance bill for the year 2025 was constructed were based on precise technical and scientific data.
In his response to the interventions of the parliamentary teams and groups during the general discussion session of the 2025 finance bill, Lakjaa stressed that “the hypotheses are subject to logic and realism, and the government will gain nothing by exaggerating them. or to underestimate them.
As part of his presentation of figures and data, the minister indicated that the government has allocated more than 100 billion dirhams to social dialogue, health coverage and direct social support, in addition to direct support for habitat and rehousing of residents of the slums of Casablanca and Rabat. in addition to the cost of tax reform.
He added that the government has voluntarily allocated around 10 percent of gross domestic product to inject into the incomes of vulnerable social strata and the middle classes, “reflecting its commitment to strengthening the welfare state.”
The minister spoke of the philosophy that was adopted during the development of the finance bill, stressing that it “starts from a clear vision aimed at the implementation of the national social protection project under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI.
He stressed that this project requires a lot of time and effort to achieve the necessary accumulations and achieve the specified objectives, noting that the achievements obtained at this level “cannot be denied, because about 11 million people benefit from support direct, while the total support allocated exceeds 30 billion dirhams.
Regarding social dialogue, Lakjaa confirmed that the government allocated around 45 billion dirhams to it, “which led to significant salary increases, including 3,800 dirhams for doctors, to resolve a problem that had been pending for years, and 3,000 dirhams for university professors.” education, in addition to increases ranging between 1,500 and 4,800 dirhams for employees of the Ministry of National Education.
The government official described the social dialogue as a “historic milestone” and the beginning of the restoration of the man of education “who deserves all the care and praise”, noting that the men and women of education, as well as their counterparts in the health sector. sector, “constitute the backbone and the basic foundation of the success of the social reform led by His Majesty the King”. The government is seeking to consolidate it.
Concerning the exemption of retirees from income tax, the minister underlined the importance of this reform “because it concerns a group which has spent its life in the service of the nation, whether in the public or private sector », emphasizing that the financial impact of this exemption amounts to one billion and 200 million dirhams.
In his response, he also mentioned tax reform, where he indicated that the reforms aimed to reduce taxes for small and medium-sized businesses with profits below 100 million dirhams, while increasing them for companies with higher profits. at 100 million dirhams. each year, indicating that the inclusion of the reservation system at the source of This would help improve the sustainability of public finances.
