Inflation in Morocco is even affecting car rentals . This summer, rates have skyrocketed, angering citizens and MREs. Several reasons explain this situation according to professionals.
Exasperated by the continuous rise in fuel prices and the government’s refusal to grant them more subsidies, the coordination of trade unions of freight transport professionals threatens to organize a national strike after the celebration of Eid Al-Adha.
In Belgium, 12 young people have started a journey from Brussels to Morocco by bike. A trip prepared for two years, which will last a month.
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.
The government claims to have taken all the necessary arrangements in terms of transport to ensure the smooth running of the Marhaba 2022 operation , launched a few days ago.
To protest against the "silence of the government in the face of their demands", taxi owners threaten to observe a national strike starting June 25 next.
The Moroccan Minister of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit, indicated that the taxi renewal program is a success. With figures to back it up, he specified that nearly 56,000 new vehicles have been renewed and put into circulation.
All the parties involved in the success of the Marhaba 2022 operation are mobilizing to play their part. This is the case of the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration (ADII) which has taken new measures to facilitate the reception of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs).
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".
Following complaints about the rise in prices charged by some taxi drivers in Marrakech, the authorities have just launched a control campaign. Sanctions are planned!
The government announced that it has released an additional budget to support road transport professionals , still struggling with the rise in fuel prices.