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Food and Butane Gas Subsidies Programme
Programme
Country
Geographic area
Food and Butane Gas Subsidies Programme
Morocco
Middle East and North Africa
Previous programme name (if any)
Start date 1941 (the current system is under reform) 1
Programme objectives To ensure price stability and meet the basic needs of poor people. 1
Programme type
Food and fuel subsidies.
Programme components
Conditionalities (if any)
Targeting methods
Target areas
Nationwide
Target groups
Eligibility criteria
The programme is universal.
Eligibility reassessment (if any)
Type of benefits Subsidised food (sugar and soft wheat flour) and butane gas. 1
Amount of benefits
Payment/delivery frequency
Benefit delivery mechanism
Benefit recipients
Minimum and maximum
duration of benefits (if any)
Coverage
Programme expenditure
MAD23 billion (USD2.35 billion) in 2015, including supporting purchasing
power by allocating a budget of nearly MAD21 billion (USD2.14 billion)
for the support of consumer prices, and a budget of MAD2 billion
(USD204,000) for the deployment of accompanying measures.
Institutions and agencies involved Government of Morocco, Ministry of General Affairs and Governance
Monitoring and evaluation
mechanisms and frequency
The structure of the monitoring and evaluation system is the
administration of the compensation fund (subsidies administration)
by the Ministry of General Affairs and Governance.
See the references on page 183: Food and Butane Gas Subsidies Programme
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