The signs are green for Moroccan tourism. The kingdom recorded a record number of tourist arrivals in the first nine months of the year, the Ministry of Tourism rejoiced, assuring that the momentum will be maintained in 2025 to reach the target of 26 million tourists by 2026.
In Morocco, the average net salary of civil servants has seen a sharp increase in ten years, rising from 7,300 dirhams in 2014 to 9,500 dirhams in 2024, reveals the report on human resources annexed to the 2025 finance bill.
In Morocco, the some 570,917 civil servants should cost the State 180.27 billion dirhams in terms of salaries in 2025, which represents 10.96% of GDP and nearly 53% of the planned investment. Expenses that weigh heavily on public finances.
The 2025 Finance Bill has provided a budget of 133 billion dirhams for the Ministry of Defense. A budget increase compared to 2024 when 124 billion were allocated to this department. These funds will be used to acquire new equipment for the Royal Armed Forces (FAR).
The municipality of Casablanca is unable to provide for the inauguration of the Aïn Sebaâ zoological park in its 2025 budget, regretted Monday the mayor of the city, Nabila Rmili.
According to the ranking of a specialized platform, a Moroccan city is the best destination for an autumn getaway on a small budget.
A little more than half of Moroccan families do not plan to go on vacation this summer. For the others, a large majority plan to stay in Morocco.
Fouzi Lekjaa, the Delegate Minister in charge of the Budget, said on Friday that the amount of fines for drug trafficking and other offenses, pending recovery by the customs administration, is estimated at 800 billion dirhams.
The budget of the Moroccan Ministry of National Defense is expected to reach 124.7 billion dirhams next year, according to the 2024 Finance Bill (PLF). A budget up about 5 billion dirhams from 2023.
The Moroccan government has decided to maintain subsidies for butane gas, sugar and flour for the 2024 fiscal year, the budget for which is estimated at 16.36 billion dirhams in the 2024 Finance Bill (PLF).
Morocco will allocate nearly $12.1 billion to the Ministry of Defense in 2024. This amount will be used, among other things, for the acquisition of weapons and military equipment.
The Delegate Minister in charge of the Budget, Fouzi Lekjaa, announced on Friday the suspension in 2024 by the government of the reform of the compensation due to geopolitical tensions on prices.