All carriers (goods, travelers, taxis, etc.) should benefit from this aid, whose modalities will be fixed “within two weeks”.
Le Monde
The Government of Morocco will financially help road carriers, hit hard by the outbreak of the pump prices, fueled by the war in Ukraine, and who went on strike last week, were we learned Monday 14 March of official source.
“Faced with this exceptional situation, the government has chosen to intervene to support professionals in the sector to preserve the purchasing power of the citizens,” the Minister of Transport, Mohamed Abdeljalil announced, at the end of a meeting with transport professionals.
The modalities and amounts of aid should be fixed “within two weeks,” said the MAP news agency. “The government will intervene to () ensure that the supply chain of citizens remains in good conditions,” said the Minister in charge of the budget, Fouzi Lekjaa, who participated in the emergency meeting .
All carriers (goods, travelers, taxis, etc.) should benefit from government assistance. Several road transport unions observed a five-day strike last week, requiring the fuel rate cap and hydrocarbon distributor margins.
Rising social discontent
The price climbing does not affect that fuels but also basic commodities, which caused events against the high life of life – for the moment scattered – across the country.
In a Sunday radio show, the budget minister has indicated that the government should mobilize more than 15 billion dirhams (1.4 billion euros) in 2022 to preserve purchasing power and fight against The rise in butane gas, wheat, flour and transport rates. He did not specify how.
The Liberal government of Aziz Akhannouch – Businessman who has built his fortune on the distribution of hydrocarbons – is under the fire of critics for several weeks for his inaction before the rise of social discontent.
Aggravating the crisis after two years of pandemic, the kingdom is struck by a “historic” drought while its economy is very dependent on the agricultural and agri-food sector, the first contributor to GDP, up to 14%.