The Moroccan government is preparing to strengthen its advanced regionalization policy by providing more resources and powers to regional councils.
This initiative is designed to better adapt public policies to local realities and to rebalance development across the country.
The plan involves increasing regional budgets, reinforcing local administrative capacities, and more closely aligning national sectoral programs with regional priorities. The government intends for program contracts between the state and the regions to become the central tools for planning and monitoring development initiatives.
Regional elected officials have called for more flexibility in how funds are used and for shorter administrative deadlines to expedite project launches. At the same time, economic stakeholders are pushing for targeted investments in infrastructure, energy, and logistics to improve the competitiveness and attractiveness of their regions.
According to analysts, the success of this reform will depend on the government’s ability to prevent duplication of efforts between decentralized state services and regional administrations. The implementation of effective local policy evaluation tools will also be critical to ensuring accountability and success.
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