Rabat – Morocco’s Interministerial Committee in Charge of Monitoring Supply, Prices, and Quality detected 3,032 violations of price and product quality regulations between February 22 and March 27.
The Directorate of Competition, Prices and Compensation (DCPC), detailed the violations in a recent statement after the first meeting of the Inter-ministerial Committee in Charge of Monitoring Supply, Prices, and Quality in the holy month of Ramadan.
The violations include 1,023 for prices that were not properly displayed as well as failure to deliver an invoice to the customer, 733 for the illegal increase in regulated prices, 43 for unhygienic and unsafe practices, 664 for using plastic bags, and 60 for unhygienic and unsafe practices.
Of the violations, 2,480 have been fined and reported to the courts, while 552 have received a formal notice.
The committee reported it has taken regulatory measures against the offenders and seized and destroyed around 129 tons of goods unfit for consumption.
Although the Moroccan government has pledged to tackle the continuous increase in food prices during Ramadan, Moroccans have continued to express concerns about the notable rise in the prices of vegetables, such as onions and peppers, which are currently sold at MAD 20 per Kilogram.
Last month, Moroccans protested in several cities including Tangier and Meknes, calling for the government to address problems plaguing the country’s markets as well as social inequalities.
In the same month, President of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) parliamentary group, Abdellah Bouanou, accused the government of inaction in the face of rising prices and growing citizen dissatisfaction.
“The government says everything to say nothing,” he said in a press conference.
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