The draft finance bill of 2023 revealed Morocco’s plans to exempt 32 medicines and products sold in pharmacies from import taxes.
According to the draft finance bill, this decision aims to encourage national industry and facilitate citizens’ access to these materials after coordinating with partners to restructure the tariff.
Meanwhile, in light of the same project, the Government reported that a range of pharmaceutical medicines and products had been identified and prepared, especially for treating chronic diseases, which require significant expenses for their acquisition.
As for the health system, the necessary funds for distributing compulsory sickness insurance have been planned, with an estimated financial cover of 9.5 billion dirhams in the fiscal year 2023.
The Ministry of Health’s budget was increased to 28.12 billion dirhams, compared to 23.54 billion dirhams allocated for 2022, an increase of 4.58 billion dirhams, an increase of 19.5%.