Official reports point to the refusal of several municipalities to execute court decisions annulling the tax on undeveloped land. Faced with this slowness, developers and individuals are considering seizures and heavy financial penalties.
The Ministry of the Interior has sent a circular to the walis and governors to harmonize the collection of the tax on undeveloped land . This measure aims to correct the disparities in application between municipalities and secure local revenues.
The Ministry of the Interior categorically denied the rumors of child abductions in schools. The authorities claim that no official note has been issued, describing these information as "unfounded rumors" with no real basis.
MP Fatima Tamni questioned the Interior Minister about safeguards protecting young Moroccans living abroad from arbitrary arrests upon their return. She is concerned about prosecutions linked to opinions expressed on social media.
The Interior Ministry has launched extensive inspections in the Casablanca and Marrakech regions and Rabat. Numerous mayors are suspected of corruption, real estate speculation, and illegally issuing building permits for their own benefit.
Serious urban planning violations are shaking several municipalities in the Casablanca-Settat, Marrakech-Safi and Rabat-Salé-Kénitra regions. Presidents of municipal councils and their deputies risk dismissal for illegally issuing building permits and bypassing supervisory authorities, thereby facilitating extensive tax and land fraud.
Faced with the obsolescence of the legal framework of 1963, Parliament is demanding a radical modernization of the transport sector. The Minister of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit, points the finger at the resistance of the "lobbies" beneficiaries of the licensing system ("grimates") who are blocking any structural reform.
The Interior Ministry has opened administrative investigations targeting the land management of several municipalities . Council presidents are suspected of having transferred public land to developers at symbolic prices and of favoring political allies in the exploitation of municipal assets.
Faced with growing congestion on its roads, the city of Marrakech has launched a vast plan to upgrade its infrastructure and bus network . A massive investment aimed at balancing urban growth with the preservation of its appeal to tourists.
Faced with the outdated legal framework dating back to the 1960s and growing tensions linked to mobile applications, voices in Parliament are calling for urgent modernization of the transport sector. The Progress and Socialism Party (PPS) is proposing the creation of a unified national application and an end to the rent-seeking economy.
An inspection commission from the Ministry of the Interior has completed a sensitive audit in Casablanca regarding the controversial transfer of a 1.5-hectare municipal plot of land to a private developer, amid suspicions of administrative document manipulation.
The General Inspectorate of Finance (IGF) is intensifying its audits within public institutions and enterprises. A sample of 13 entities is currently undergoing in-depth checks on travel expenses and allowances paid to senior officials during missions abroad over the past four years.