PAM MPs teams held on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at the party’s headquarters in Rabat, a consulting meeting with Minister Delegate to Minister of Economy and Finance in charge of the budget, Mr. Faouzi Leqjaa to discuss the 2023 budget bill.
The discussing meeting chaired by PAM Secretary General Mr. Abdellatif Ouahbi, in the presence of several members of the PAM Politburo, and MPs members, has focused on Minister Leqjaa’s intervention in which he has stated that 2023 bill is governed by a binary equation which concerns management of successive crises impacts and accumulation weight, on one hand; and on other hand the necessity to focus on implementing major strategic projects susceptible to achieve the transition “which we all hope to achieve and which meet citizens’ expectations, and which they will feel its impact on their daily living conditions”. On top of those major projects, according to the Minister, come supreme royal instructions and takeaways of the new development model, in addition to the government’s programs commitments.
After Mr. Leqjaa has presented the framework through which 2022 bill was prepared, he has simplified the priorities of 2023 budget bill and its major orientations, including the implementation of the social state, through family compensations, according to a new direct subvention approach and according to a new well defined program, accelerating the unified social registry and give a strong push to employment, also encouraging initiatives by young Moroccan holders of certificates in the agricultural sector.
Concerning the rehabilitation of health sector, Minister Leqjaa has mentioned that this action will target the bill which interest health system and updating the bill of health function, in addition to giving importance top social dialogue and establishing a roadmap to reform education system, making easier access to appropriate housing as one of aspects of decent living.
Regarding national economy recovery part, the Minister has highlighted that the government will subsidy both public and private investments and implementing supreme instructions of His Majesty King Mohammed VI to enable Morocco to have a competitive investment charter, capable of creating jobs opportunities with a high added value, thus to narrow sectorial disparities in terms of attracting investments and making of the Kingdom a regional and international hub for attracting foreign investments.