Morocco PM Presents Five-Year Program to Boost Social Support and Reform Pensions

Key Facts

1Prime Minister Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri presented the government program for the next five years, focusing on the social state.

2The government plans to increase social support from 500 dirhams to 1,000 dirhams by the end of its term.

3The program pledged to reform pension systems and raise the minimum pension to 3,000 dirhams.

Prime Minister Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri presented the Moroccan government's program for the next five years to Parliament, emphasizing the consolidation of the social state. Independent Arabia reported that the program aims to address rising living costs and boost household income by increasing social support from 500 dirhams to 1,000 dirhams by the end of the government's term.

The government program pledged to reform pension systems and raise the minimum pension to 3,000 dirhams, alongside implementing automatic social compensation for utility bills for eligible families. These measures follow a recent study by the High Commission for Planning indicating that over 76% of Moroccan households report a decline in living standards, as the government seeks to balance exports with domestic market supply.