Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, member of the collective leadership of the General Secretariat of the Authenticity and Modernity Party, delivered a speech during the majority meeting today, Tuesday October 22, 2024, in which he underlined the importance of this meeting which reflects the degree of harmony between the components of the government majority.
He highlighted the high level of communication between members to address various current issues of concern to citizens, in full compliance with the spirit of the Majority Charter.
Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid underlined that Morocco has made many achievements, particularly on the diplomatic level, under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God grant him victory.
Bensaïd called for the need to confront the maneuvers of opponents, by implementing the royal directives contained in the royal speech on the occasion of the opening of the fourth legislative year.
Bensaid estimated that today’s meeting is part of a delicate national context, characterized by the presentation of the 2025 finance bill before both houses of Parliament.
Bensaid described the finance bill as realistic, because it meets the expectations of citizens with important fiscal measures and the creation of more than 29,000 jobs in the public sector.
In his speech, Minister Bensaid also mentioned the government’s interest in the problems facing the Moroccan people, which is why he made the employment issue a priority for the remainder of the government’s mandate, stressing that the unemployment rate has decreased in all sectors. with the exception of the agricultural sector, as it suffers from the impacts of drought and climate change.
Minister Ben Saïd praised the work of the government over the three years and the achievements it has obtained, starting with workshops on social protection, the acceleration of the rehabilitation of the health system and the implementation of reforms in the education, higher education and vocational training sectors, in accordance with the expectations of young people.
The same spokesperson recalled the importance of the agreement, which aims to increase salaries, taking into account the challenges suffered by Moroccan families in terms of purchasing power.
In the area of housing, Bensaid highlighted the importance of the Royal Program of Direct Support for the Acquisition of Primary Housing, which has achieved its objectives so far, with the number of beneficiaries reaching more than 26 thousand families.
Regarding the Al Haouz earthquake, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid explained that the government is working hard to implement the royal directives, providing monthly financial assistance to families affected by the earthquake, as well as rehabilitating areas affected by floods .
As for the investment charter, Bensaid said that the government is working to carry out a fundamental reform of regional investment centers and accelerate the approval process of large investment projects, which contributes to creating wealth, notably the creation of direct and indirect jobs.
Bensaid added that the Kingdom of Morocco is embarking on major projects in a number of areas, such as digitalization and green hydrogen, which is why the government has increased the value of public investments in the face of these challenges and s is working to create jobs.
The spokesperson considered that the results obtained remain positive over the last three years, which constitutes an incentive to continue the work and work at a faster pace.
Bensaid stressed the importance of communication, as the government made difficult and bold decisions and faced external challenges, but the impact of these decisions did not resonate with citizens, men and women. women.
Mohamed Mehdi Ben Saïd called on party leaders, members of government, political leaders and parliamentarians, men and women, to communicate more directly with national public opinion on current national issues and to create a public debate , as well as with the international media on the highest issues of our country. interests and achievements of our country.
He added: “Communication should not remain limited to traditional media, because there is a rising generation interested in politics, and even politics, who spend their day on modern social media, and we need to have a discussion with young people about their priorities and priorities. responses to their expectations. »
He continued: “A number of challenges await us during the remainder of the legislature, including the enactment of numerous strategic laws in the area of criminal policy, whether it is the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Code of Procedure civil or the Penal Code in a manner which contributes to achieving legal and judicial security in the Kingdom and to establishing justice. the regulatory law specifying the conditions for exercising the right to strike, which will be discussed in an atmosphere of constructive and responsible dialogue with the social partners, and it is an important reform which guarantees the “right of workers”.
To achieve these objectives, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaïd stressed the need to accomplish political and governmental tasks within a logic of governance and creativity, in accordance with what is set out in the High Royal Directives.
The minister concluded his speech: “We are capable of meeting this challenge and working responsibly to carry out our constitutional and political tasks, which result in the processing of various files and their framing, and by the integration of new elites, who respond to needs. expectations of citizens, men and women, and that ambition is a natural thing for all citizens, men and women, to improve their living conditions and therefore their families and society.
