The government of Morocco, through the Administration of Customs and Indirect Taxation has announced an increment in the prices of tobacco-based products, including cigarettes, effective January 2023 , Morocco World News has reported.
The increase is part of Morocco’s five-year strategy to decrease smoking rates by raising tariffs. Cigarettes sold in the country will see a MAD1 ($0.09) to MAD2 per pack increase.
Taxes on tobacco-based products will be gradually increased annually for five years under the new strategy.
Shisha and electronic cigarette prices are also set to increase. Now, for every kilo of shisha smoking material, consumers will pay MAD675.
Tax revenues from tobacco products are expected to reach MAD12.5 billion, about a 6 percent increase.