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Tax administration performance: IMF delivers a mixed assessment

Rabat, December 27, 2025 — Seven years after its previous review, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released a new assessment of Morocco’s tax administration, highlighting significant progress alongside persistent structural weaknesses. Conducted between late September and mid-October......

Morocco enacts 2026 finance law to strengthen economy, competitiveness, and tax fairness

Morocco has introduced its 2026 Finance Law, officially Law No. 50-25, which outlines a comprehensive fiscal framework designed to consolidate economic growth, support job creation, and ensure fair taxation. The legislation continues the government’s broader reform strategy aimed at strengthening......

Swiss voters reject civic service reform and climate wealth tax, early projections show

Early projections released after polls closed on Sunday indicate that Swiss voters have overwhelmingly rejected two major national initiatives: a plan to introduce compulsory civic duty for all citizens and a proposal to impose a climate-focused tax on large inheritances. According to public broadcaster......

Massive customs fraud network uncovered involving shell companies

Moroccan customs authorities have uncovered a vast network of shell companies accused of orchestrating large-scale customs fraud through suspicious import operations. Regional customs control teams in Casablanca, Tangier and Agadir, acting on instructions from the central administration, launched an......

London moves toward tourist tax under new devolution bill

London is edging closer to introducing a tourist tax as part of the UK government’s proposed English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, a reform that would grant local authorities the power to levy charges on overnight visitors. City Hall estimates that the capital could raise up to £240......

African aviation chief urges tax reform to curb youth exodus and boost jobs

Africa’s aviation industry faces a crisis of over-taxation that threatens to deepen youth unemployment and migration across the continent, according to Esayas Woldemariam Hailu, CEO of ASKY Airlines. Speaking at a World Bank summit in Washington, D.C., Hailu warned that excessive levies on airline......

Legal dispute over Ousmane Dembélé's €200,000 birthday gift to his mother

The mother of football star Ousmane Dembélé, Fatimata Dembélé, has taken legal action to challenge the taxation of a €200,000 transfer her son made to her in 2017. The administrative court of Rennes is assessing the case, with the French tax authorities treating the sum......

Budget 2026: French PM Lecornu proposes financial wealth tax as alternative to Zucman levy

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has opened the door to the left by proposing a new “financial wealth tax” as part of the 2026 budget discussions. The initiative is presented as an alternative to the so-called “Zucman tax” advocated by socialist lawmakers, which......

Europe’s wealth tax: Which countries still enforce it?

The debate over taxing the ultra-wealthy has reignited across Europe as discussions center on addressing national debts through wealth-based taxation. Economist Gabriel Zucman recently proposed a 2% minimum tax on fortunes exceeding €100 million, a measure aimed at replacing France’s former......