Government transport support increases by sixty percent

Exceptional support measures for road transport professionals in Morocco entered a new phase on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, with the opening of applications for the final installment through the dedicated electronic platform. This follows a government decision to increase support amounts by 60 percent, in an effort to curb the impact of fuel price fluctuations on transport costs and citizens' purchasing power.

Minister of Transport and Logistics, Abdelsamed Kayouh, revealed during the oral questions session at the House of Representatives on Monday that the government has allocated an additional financial envelope of 400 million dirhams to finance this installment. He noted that the total amounts allocated to support transport professionals since March 2022 have exceeded 11 billion dirhams, distributed across 23 installments.

The new increase covers various eligible professional transport categories, with support for small taxis rising from 800 to 1,280 dirhams, large taxis from 1,100 to 1,760 dirhams, while support for intercity buses moved from 3,500 to 5,600 dirhams, covering a support period of fifteen days.

The government relies on this mechanism to alleviate the financial burdens borne by professionals as a result of rising fuel prices, while attempting to prevent these increases from spilling over into passenger transport, freight, and consumer goods prices.

Kayouh explained that approximately 200,000 vehicles are eligible to benefit from the support, with a mechanism adopted to review the amounts in accordance with the evolution of fuel prices recorded at distribution stations.

However, the continuation of this type of support raises questions regarding its cost to public finances and its effectiveness in protecting the final consumer, especially since the reflection of financial aid on transport prices requires field monitoring to ensure the achievement of stated objectives.