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Join on Telegram Rabat – With fuel prices reaching unprecedented levels in Morocco, the country’s Ministry of Transport and Logistics announced on Tuesday the government’s decision to increase the financial support allocated to transport workers by 40%.
The new aid package is part of the fourth phase of the financial support plan that the government will introduce during the month of July.
“In light of the continuity of the current situation, characterized by high fuel prices, the government decided to increase the value of support provided to road transport professionals by 40%,” said the Ministry in a statement.
Like the rest of the world, Morocco is currently in the grip of an unnerving energy crisis, with fuel prices ranging between MAD 18 and 16. The alarming increases have heavily weighed down the purchasing power of Moroccans with low and average incomes.
Last March, workers in the transport sector across Morocco participated in nationwide strikes, protesting against the rise in fuel prices and demanding that the government place a cap on them.
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Later that month, Morocco’s government launched the first phase of its aid program through introducing a digital platform where transport workers can sign up to benefit from the subsidies.
Surging fuel prices in Morocco have deeply affected several vital sectors. Earlier this month, Morocco’s butane gas distributors announced a two-day strike to protest the skyrocketing energy costs.
Although the national strike was set to take place on June 29 and 30, Morocco’s Association of Wholesalers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas decided to postpone it, emphasizing that dialogue with the government is underway to find “effective solutions.”
The global market has witnessed a spiral in fuel and food prices due to the war in Ukraine and inflation and supply chain disruptions following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Morocco’s government has recently announced that it will sign its first purchase contract for liquified natural gas to meet its energy demands.
