• Mar 11, 2024
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(Maghrebemergent.info)
Pour contenir le déficit budgétaire à 5%, le gouvernement a procédé à l’application partielle du système d’indexation des prix de certains produits énergétiques, a déclaré lundi le Premier ministre marocain, Abdelilah Benkirane, devant la Chambre des représentants. Cette mesure, a-t-il expliqué, permettra d’économiser 5,7 milliards de dirhams. Afin préserver les avoirs extérieurs du pays, a-t-il ajouté, environ 1 milliard de dollars seront levés sur le marché financier international.
Le chef de gouvernement, Abdelilah Benkirane, a présenté, lundi devant la Chambre des représentants, les mesures, immédiates et structurelles, préparées par le gouvernement pour faire face aux effets externes sur l’économie nationale.
Lors de la séance mensuelle consacrée à la réponse du chef du gouvernement et à la politique générale, Benkirane a indiqué que pour contenir le déficit budgétaire à 5%, comme prévu dans la loi de Finances 2012, le gouvernement a procédé à l’application partielle, à partir du mois de juin dernier, du système d’indexation des prix de certains produits énergétiques.
Cette mesure permettra d’économiser 5,7 milliards de dirhams et de renforcer le rôle des services fiscaux et de douanes dans le recouvrement du « reliquat à payer », ce qui se traduira par des recettes supplémentaires d’environ 2,8 milliards de dirhams, a précisé Bekirane.
Le gouvernement a pris également des mesures visant à réaliser des économies dans les dépenses en rationnalisant les dépenses de fonctionnement et en liant les transferts des établissements publics à leurs capacités de caisse et au rythme de réalisation de leurs projets ce qui permettra une économie de 10 milliards de dirhams, a expliqué Benkirane.
Recours prévu aux financements extérieurs
Ces mesures viennent s’ajouter aux réformes structurelles lancées ou en cours de lancement par le gouvernement, a-t-il souligné, citant notamment dans ce cadre la réforme de la Caisse de compensation, la réforme fiscale et la réforme de la loi organique de la loi de Finances pour promouvoir la bonne gouvernance, la gestion basée sur les résultats et la programmation des investissements selon la capacité de réalisation.
Pour préserver les avoirs extérieurs, Benkirane a indiqué qu’il a été procédé à des mesures à court terme visant la mobilisation des financements extérieurs possibles dans la limite de 20 milliards de dirhams comme prévu dans la loi de Finances de l’année en cours.
S’inscrivent dans ce cadre, le recours au marché financier international pour lever environ 1 milliard de dollars et l’étude de la possibilité de couvrir les risques de la hausse des prix des carburants afin de limiter son impact sur le déficit budgétaire, a-t-il noté.
Les mesures prises sur le moyen terme visent à améliorer l’offre exportable et sa compétitivité à travers le lancement d’un modèle de développement qui place l’industrialisation parmi les priorités de la politique économique par le biais de la promotion de l’investissement industriel et le développement de nouveaux secteurs industriels à forte valeur ajoutée en termes d’exportation.
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Il s’agit aussi de l’accélération de la cadence des plans sectoriels notamment ceux destinés pour l’exportation et de la réalisation et de l’exploitation des pôles agricoles et des zones industrielles intégrées ainsi que l’encouragement des nouveaux métiers mondiaux du Maroc.
Ces mesures ambitionnent également d’améliorer la compétitivité du produit marocain à travers la réduction du coût de production et la mise à niveau des ressources humaines et l’appui ainsi que la promotion des produits marocains en vue de développer la part du Maroc sur les marchés extérieurs et l’entrée à de nouveaux marchés notamment maghrébins et africains.
Ces mesures consistent aussi en le développement du système marocain d’assurance à l’exportation et la mise en place de nouveaux mécanismes pour assurer les investissements afin d’accéder aux nouveaux marchés notamment africains.
Pour limiter la hausse des importations, poursuit Benkirane, nombre de mesures ont été adoptées pour réduire la part des importations dans les projets d’investissement de l’Etat et des achats publics, et ce à travers l’instauration de clauses y afférentes dans les cahiers de charges lors des appels d’offres.
Il s’agit aussi de poursuivre les efforts des autorités publiques en termes de renforcement des critères appliqués sur les marchandises importées et la mise en œuvre des mesures de protection commerciale à même de limiter l’accroissement des importations qui inondent le marché local et portent atteinte aux produits nationaux. Il a, de même, insisté sur la nécessité d’accélérer l’application du programme de l’efficacité énergétique et le développement des énergies renouvelables.

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(Moroccoboard.com) Fedwa Laroui, that’s a name many Moroccans will never forget. On February 22, 2011, Laroui, 25, the mother of two children, set herself on fire after being excluded from a social housing program. According to her, she had also been mistreated by authorities because she was an unmarried mother. Two days later, Laroui died, succumbing to her fatal injuries becoming, according to media reports, Morocco’s national Mohamed Bouazizi, and leaving both the country and the international community to a large shock. Many single mothers in Morocco say they face discrimination, segregation, intolerance, brutality, and sometimes, arrests. But if Fedwa Laroui, by an ultimate act of despair chose to end her life, the other Moroccan unwed mothers still have to face the critical outlook of society: families, police, judges, doctors in very distressing and difficult circumstances. In Morocco, recent statistics bring the number of unwed mothers to 220,000, according a 2011 survey submitted by the association Insaf, a nonprofit organization established to prevent child abandonment. It says that amounts to more than 550.000 babies. As in most Muslim countries, many families consider falling pregnant out of wedlock in to be shameful and a sin. “Sex out of wedlock is forbidden in Islam, for both boys and girls. But the irony of all that is, when it comes to sex, only girls are stigmatized by society. A non-virgin girl will always be considered as a slut, if not a whore but if on top of that, she manages to get pregnant, she just bought her ticket to hell. And in Morocco, hell starts before she dies,” emphasized sociologist Abdellah Ziwziw, who adds that in many cases, the pregnant woman is rejected by her family. Amina Chlouchi 25, is the single mother of a 2 year old baby girl named Malak, which means Angel in English. “When my parents found out I had a daughter, they totally cut off ties with me. They don’t want to hear anything about me or my daughter anymore. My sister told me once they never mention my name at home. It’s like I never existed,” says Chlouchi. In fact, in Morocco, it is against the law to have a baby out of wedlock. Article 446 of the Moroccan Penal Code, establishes punishments for sex outside of marriage. According to the same Article, if convicted, a Moroccan could be sentenced to one year’s imprisonment. Chlouchi says she trusted her boyfriend when he promised her love, support and marriage but, in the end, she says she got none of that from the father of her child. After Chlouchi told her daughter’s father about her pregnancy, she says he warned her that he would never recognize his child with her. Sadly for her, he was a man of his word. “I didn’t expect anything from him anymore after giving birth to Malak, no money, no marriage. All I asked for is that he establishes the paternity. But two years later, he still refuses” said Chlouchi. “Yes, I made a huge mistake, but my baby has nothing to do with all this. She has the right to have a decent life.” Chlouchi says the most challenging part in her whole single mother experience, was delivering her child. “I will never forget the day I was in labor,” said Chlouchi. “The hospital staff treated me so bad. They didn’t offer me food and didn’t even let me stay with the “regular” patients.” Despite all the barriers placed by society, some single mothers – including Chlouchi manage to find psychological and legal help at women’s and girls‘ centers or refuges, though they are without the capacity to help all of those who need it. Chlouchi says after she left the hospital, she was desperate “I was homeless, with nowhere to go, no money, no clothing and no one to help.” “I don’t know what could’ve happened to me and my daughter if I didn’t hear about Solidarité Feminine’ Chlouchi says. “I applied, and my situation was so desperate I got accepted only a few days later,” she adds. Solidarité Féminine, is one of the most well-known centers for single mothers. It was established by Aicha Ech Chenna in 1985 in Casablanca. “When I saw, back in the 80’s, a young mother’s crying for shame tears and forced to abandon her child, I swore to God it was going to be the last one. The baby’s cry for his mom kept ringing in my ear all night. I couldn’t sleep, » said Ech Chenna. Years later, she became known as the Moroccan “Mother Theresa,” an icon of women’s rights, even winning the humanitarian Opus Prize in 2009. Solidarité Féminine, for its part, has been supporting unwed mothers for more than 25 years. “I created this Association to prove to those mothers and to society, that abortion and abandonment are not the only solutions. I wanted these mothers to know they could be able to keep their babies and hope for a decent life, even if they are by themselves,” says Ech Chenna, adding that her association is overwhelmed by applications and can only hold a maximum of 50 mothers, providing them jobs, health care and baby-sitters. “In Morocco, due to lack of centers, the burden of poverty is borne disproportionately by single mothers living alone,” says Ech Chenna. That’s the case of Ajetou, 46, herself a single mother who benefited from the help of Solidarité Feminine. After she left the Association, Ajetou found a job as a garbage truck driver. Although she lives in the slums, she has managed to provide her daughter Dounia , 23, with a good education. Today, Dounia is a fifth year medical school student in Casablanca. “Even though I was confronted sometimes by my classmates’ mockeries, I always walked with my head held high. If my father decided to abandon me, it’s his loss and not mine,” said Dounia. ”My mother was enough for me and I’ll always be grateful to her for all the sacrifices that she made for me,” she adds. For many single mothers it appears to be their children that give their lives meaning and focus. “Malak, is my angel,” Chlouchi says. “She made my life better and brighter. Every time I look at her, as hard as it is for me, I know I made the best decision.” Chlouchi has even managed to resume her studies in sociology at Hassan II university in Casablanca. “I don’t have it all, but I didn’t lose it all,” she says. Princess Goodridge contributed to the reporting of this story.

  • 11 Marzo 2024
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(magharebia.com) Faced with the thorny problem of unemployment, Morocco is looking to make it easier for youths to start a business and create their own jobs. Authorities have proposed the self-employment solution as part of their governmental programme. MPs have also called on a number of occasions for the entrepreneurial sector to be developed. The National Rally of Independents even brought forward a proposed law on the subject. Employment Minister Abdelouahed Souhail said the self-employment programme was one of the pro-active plans drawn up by the previous government. The present executive is currently weighing the situation, the government official added, admitting the sector was complex. “It has proved difficult for a job-seeker to become his own employer. Added to these difficulties are the training system and attitudes which do not encourage the entrepreneurial spirit,” Souhail said. “Morocco has already experimented with providing substantial funding for young entrepreneurs, but it had its shortcomings.” While some young people are captivated by the idea of self-employment, others show more scepticism. Samira Chentoufi, 25, has been unemployed for four years. Her business management degree has not enabled her to find work in either the private or public sectors. So she is thinking seriously about setting up a project of her own. But she hopes she can find both technical and financial help to do it. “Of course I’m making my plans with great apprehension. But I have to move forward if I’m to escape the horrors of unemployment,” she told Magharebia. Her idea is to provide businesses and public administration offices with catering for their staff. “The idea seems simple. But I know it will need a carefully thought-out study and the necessary finance. With the disappearance of a set lunch hour, I believe my plan could work well,” she said. But other young people do not have the same high spirits and will not consider self-employment for fear of failure. This is the case with Hamid El Ouazzani, 27, who has been unemployed for three years, despite his degree in commerce. “Even if they were to give me the necessary finance, I could never be my own employer. Like many young people, I’m frightened by the idea,” El Ouazzani said. “I prefer to work in a business as a salesperson, rather than throwing myself into the entrepreneurial adventure,” he commented. Other people are still waiting to be taken on by the civil service, even though Abdelilah Benkirane, the head of government, has declared on several occasions that young people should not count on employment being provided for them in the public sector. Sociologist Samira Kassimi is keen to point out that if self-employment is to be promoted, children need to be encouraged to develop their own initiative from an early age. At the moment, she said, the educational system combined with the culture of society does not help young people take a risk and attempt the entrepreneurial adventure. Meanwhile, economist Ahmed Ramizi said that for self-employment to work, the state needs to set up incentives both in terms of technical and fiscal support measures.

  • 11 Marzo 2024
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