Morocco: Beekeepers Federation grateful for dropping honey import tax cut

The Moroccan Interprofessional Federation of Beekeeping expressed its deep gratitude for its support in the face of attempts to reduce honey import duties from 40% to 2.5%, after the House of Advisors dropped this amendment. The Federation explained, in a statement, that this decision would have jeopardized the sustainability of the beekeeping chain in Morocco, "with all the dire consequences that would result from this on local honey production." The Federation said that this support comes after the vote that took place in the House of Advisors on December 2 of this year, where it succeeded in convincing all concerned parties of the need to maintain the current customs duties on honey imports, which are essential factors for protecting Moroccan beekeepers and ensuring the sustainability of the beekeeping chain in the Kingdom. The Federation stressed that reducing customs duties would have led to unfair competition with local beekeepers, thus jeopardizing local honey production, ...