
Diesel Prices Surge in Morocco as Government Boosts Aid to Transporters
Bad news for Moroccan motorists. Since yesterday, the price of diesel has risen on average by about thirty cents per liter.

Bad news for Moroccan motorists. Since yesterday, the price of diesel has risen on average by about thirty cents per liter.

Faced with the continuous rise in fuel prices, the government has decided to increase by 40% the value of the direct aid granted to transporters for the fourth tranche of the subsidy.

Distributors of domestic gas bottles will observe an open strike on June 29 and 30, following the non-satisfaction of their demands by the government, in a context of continued soaring fuel prices in Morocco. The strike duration could be extended.

Faced with the continuous rise in the prices of gasoline and diesel in Morocco, activists intend to organize a new campaign to boycott the petroleum products sold by several companies, including Afriquia of the Aziz Akhannouch group.

Moroccan motorists continue to experience a painful situation. The price of gasoline is expected to rise again this Thursday, June 16, 2022.

In Morocco, the price of various fuels continues to rise in this month of June. A new increase is expected in the coming hours.

Constantly rising for several weeks, the cost of fuel continues to soar . In recent days, pump prices have exceeded the 16 dirhams/liter threshold. Motorists dread the worst.

The Moroccan government does not have the capacity to subsidize the price of fuels . This is the response provided this Monday by Nadia Fettah Alaoui to deputies in the face of their insistence on knowing the new measures the authorities intend to implement to deal with the surge in fuel prices.

Moroccan drivers will have to expect a new increase in the price of gasoline at service stations due to imported inflation.

The Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) reacted to the continuous rise in fuel prices in Morocco, estimating that the price of gasoline practiced in the kingdom is the highest in the world.

Faced with the continuous rise in fuel prices , Moroccan transporters are once again threatening a general strike, arguing that the direct subsidies granted by the government are insufficient, or even ineffective.

Despite the aid provided by the State to transport professionals due to the rise in fuel prices, they have called on the government to cap fuel prices "at a reasonable level".