First Independent Mena Newspaper
Following targeted cash-handouts to needy households, Morocco has cut by 10 dirhams the subsidized price of a cooking gas cylinder, in a move that will alleviate the subsidies burden. The decision- that entered into force on May 20- marks the first subsidies cut in a gradual process that aims at breaking away with general subsidies. […]
Morocco’s spending on cooking gas, sugar and flour subsidies hit 10 billion dirhams ($1 bln) so far this year, compared with 3.8 billion dirhams the same period last year, official figures showed. This 170% increase is mainly due to the simultaneous post-covid recovery which created high demand on commodities, worsened by an offer shortage […]