The government has adopted a new grant to support job creation and enhance Morocco’s attractiveness in the services outsourcing sector.
In a recent announcement, Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch introduced a financial initiative aimed at creating job opportunities, channeling an incentive equivalent to 17% of the annual taxable gross income for each new and permanent job position. The condition for this incentive is that the employee must remain in their job for a minimum of 18 months. This measure is part of a governmental vision to qualify competencies and strengthen the kingdom’s competitiveness in the outsourcing market.
A new circular from the Prime Minister indicates a significant advancement in developing the “national outsourcing offer,” under the national strategy “Digital Morocco 2030,” aiming to enhance the kingdom’s international appeal and support its capacity to generate job opportunities in this sector.
The circular also restructures the training grant designed for human resources development, with the calculation now based on 3.5% of the annual taxable gross income. This aims to enhance Moroccan competencies in a sector expected to create thousands of jobs and increase national revenues by 2030.
The new initiative maintains the principle of a “single window” within integrated platforms, which includes representatives from regional investment centers, the National Agency for the Promotion of Employment and Competencies, and the managing region of the platform. This step aims to simplify administrative procedures and provide effective support to investors.
To enhance governance in managing this offer, the steering committee and technical committee for outsourcing have been restructured. The technical committee’s presidency has been exclusively assigned to the Ministry of Digital Transition, with the National Social Security Fund included among its members, and an internal system established to regulate its work and decision-making processes.
The steering committee’s powers have been expanded to include tracking and evaluating the national offer, authorizing integrated industrial platforms, and addressing strategic files related to incentives. The technical committee will also review employment grant requests and matters linked to tax incentives related to income tax and corporate tax, in addition to granting eligibility certificates to outsourcing companies, whether within or outside the platforms.
The new decision particularly emphasizes the tax aspect as a crucial lever to bolster the kingdom’s competitiveness. It extends the applicability of tax exemptions and incentives related to income tax and corporate tax, while making limited adjustments to eligibility conditions. This approach aims to encourage investment and create new job opportunities across different regions of the kingdom, thereby supporting spatial equity and ensuring a fair distribution of growth benefits.
