Government Spokesman Mustapha Baitas defended the Akhannouch executive, saying that the current government has shown great “political boldness” by tackling tough and significant issues during a tough first year.
Speaking at the weekly press briefing following the Government Council this Thursday, Baitas said the Executive had set the objectives and priorities of its action in “a different national and international context,” marked mainly by the COVID-19 pandemic.
He added that new factors have emerged, such as international price increases, drought, and the fuel crisis. Both internal and external factors have put pressure on the national economy and made the government’s first-year very challenging.
But despite this unfavorable context, the government “has managed to complete the construction of social coverage,” said Baitas.
The official announced that the state will cover the costs of the AMO for Ramedists.
The beneficiaries of the state’s assumption of responsibility for the costs of compulsory health insurance will be determined according to the Unified Social Register (RSU), which will come into force by the end of the year.
The government will have completed the generalization of compulsory health insurance (AMO) in accordance with the timetable set for the implementation of the project of generalization of social protection.
The coming period will see the launch of other government projects, namely family allowances, retirement pensions and compensation for loss of employment.
On another note, Baitas recalled that the government launched rounds of social dialogue during its first year, “showing political courage and boldness.”
“A new round of social dialogue will be launched early next week, and this second session of discussions with social partners will be initiated while all commitments made in the Agreement of April 30 last have been met,” said the Minister.
Regarding the prices of school textbooks and their increasing scarcity, the Ministry of National Education has set up a monitoring system with the help of the prefectural economic services to avoid the shortage of textbooks, said Baitas.
“The Ministry of National Education intervenes in 48 hours to address the shortages of textbooks in all regions of Morocco,” said the official.
Baitas specified that whenever a textbook is missing, this department sends the information to the Ministry of National Education, which then comes into play within two days to supply the bookstores.
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