With the return of tourists to Morocco, fiscal royalties on the consumption of alcoholic beverages have exploded in 2022, according to data published by the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Since last summer, revenue from fees on the consumption of alcoholic beverages has seen a strong increase, thanks in particular to the return of tourists to the kingdom.
The beer festival and Bavarian culture, the Oktoberfest, was indeed organized in Morocco, despite the turmoil and the petition of 20,000 signatures against its holding.
Deputies propose to increase taxes on alcohol and manufactured tobacco, in order to reduce consumption and, it is claimed, preserve the health of Moroccans.
The Moroccan Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi, is expressing his willingness to repeal the 1967 law prohibiting any establishment from selling or offering an alcoholic beverage to Muslims. A constraining law whose non-observance exposes offenders to up to six months in prison and 140 euros in fines.
The police services of the city of Ksar El Kébir have arrested this Tuesday, September 27, a man with a criminal record, for his alleged involvement in the sale of counterfeit alcohol that caused the death of nine of his customers and the poisoning of several other people.
The police arrested Saturday 10 people in two cafeterias dedicated to hookahs, but which were illegally selling alcohol.
Morocco will host its first "Oktoberfest", the world’s most prestigious beer festival, next October.
Abdellatif Ouahbi, Minister of Justice, proposes the electronic bracelet as an alternative to prison, particularly for the issuance of bounced checks, the consumption of alcohol, etc.
More details are known about the reform of the Code of Criminal Procedure pending adoption in Morocco. According to the explanations provided by the Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi, this reform intends, among other things, to introduce the decriminalization of the sale and consumption of alcohol .
Moroccan-Canadian comedian Gad Elmaleh returns in a long interview with the Journal du Dimanche to his addiction to alcohol.
In Morocco, alcohol prices have seen a sharp increase since the end of Ramadan, to the point of weighing on the morale of merchants and consumers.