PJD targets dominant companies with top corporate tax rate in election plan

Morocco's Justice and Development Party has pledged to place fuel, telecommunications and cement companies operating in monopolistic or highly concentrated markets in the highest corporate tax bracket, making tax policy and market concentration central parts of its 2026 election platform. The PJD, which presented its program Monday in Rabat, also proposed revising the corporate tax schedule and restoring a 10% rate for companies earning less than MAD 300,000 in annual profit. Content creators and social media influencers would be brought under a dedicated legal and tax framework, with contributions calibrated to their income and type of activity, the party said. The program also calls for renewed reform of Morocco's Compensation Fund, beginning with sugar and flour subsidies. The PJD argued that poorer households receive little direct benefit from the existing system and that its distribution mechanisms lack transparency. Savings from the reform would instead go toward financing direct social assistance and sustaining the expansion of social protection. Any further reduction in butane gas subsidies should guarantee poorer households a minimum allocation of cylinders, the party said. The state would continue regulating retail cylinder prices by setting and monitoring profit margins. The party also proposed incentives for farmers to use solar energy to pump irrigation water, reducing their reliance on subsidized gas. On food and agriculture, the PJD pledged to abolish customs and tax exemptions granted for livestock and meat imports. It would redirect the money into direct support for small and medium-sized farmers and livestock breeders to rebuild and preserve the national herd. The party also proposed reforming the legal framework governing wholesale fruit and vegetable markets, ending concession-based privileges and the role of unauthorized intermediaries. Market-monitoring committees would receive greater enforcement powers, while penalties for speculation would be increased. Other measures include support for solidarity farming in mountain and oasis regions, faster access to disaster funds and drought insurance for small farmers, larger strategic food reserves and assistance for local food-processing industries. For young entrepreneurs receiving support through public programs such as Intelaka and Tamwilcom, the PJD proposed compulsory follow-up for 24 months after a business is created. Regional investment centers or accredited providers would conduct quarterly advisory visits. The platform would also restore benefits previously available under the self-employed regime, remove the turnover ceiling for business with a single client and create a unified incentive system for microenterprises with annual turnover below MAD 3 million. Additional pledges include a legal framework for digital entrepreneurs, job-training programs aligned more closely with labor-market demand and an optional youth civil service covering literacy, elder care, school support, environmental protection and emergency re