The Secretary-General of Morocco’s Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS), Mohamed Nabil Benabdellah, has renewed his call for the establishment of a parliamentary commission of inquiry into the livestock import subsidy program, stating that the available information warrants official clarification regarding the allocation of public funds and the program’s outcomes.
Speaking to the media, Benabdellah said that the initiative to create the inquiry committee faced obstacles from the outset. He also claimed that several lawmakers from the governing majority had initially intended to support the proposal before withdrawing their signatures, alleging that party leaders intervened.
Benabdellah added that his party continues to call for full transparency regarding subsidies granted for sheep and cattle imports, stressing the need to clarify how public funds were managed and whether the program achieved its intended objectives.
Referring to figures published by a specialized magazine, he stated that subsidies were reportedly granted for the importation of 386,000 head of livestock, while only 136,000 animals entered Morocco, according to the same source. He argued that the reported difference of nearly 250,000 head of livestock requires clarification from the competent authorities.
He concluded by saying that the continued rise in red meat prices, despite the subsidy measures, justifies a comprehensive assessment of the program and called for the use of institutional oversight mechanisms to shed light on the matter.