Rabat, Jan. 10 -- Moroccan Head of Government Saad Eddine El Othmani announced Thursday that the government will suspend the implementation of the new tax measures using electronic invoicing which recently sparked uproar among merchants.

Speaking at the weekly Government Council meeting, El Othmani said he seeks to communicate with concerned government sectors and merchants' representatives "to review the difficulties encountered and find appropriate solutions," according to a statement released after the meeting.

The new tax measures, introduced in the 2018 Finance Law, stipulate that merchants should use an electronic system to issue invoices. To do this, merchants must have billing software approved by tax authorities and an informat...