Baytas: The Budget for the Government Presidency in 2026 Increases to 2 Billion Dirhams with Enhanced Funding for Strategic Bodies and Institutions
Minister Delegate in Charge of Relations with Parliament and Government Spokesperson, Mustapha Baytas, confirmed that the budget for the Government Presidency for the fiscal year 2026 will focus on controlling spending and concentrating resources to meet administrative and managerial needs. The budget allocations for the project reached 2,004,254,000 dirhams, marking a 14.98% increase compared to 2025, as part of expanding funding for the activities of the Government Presidency and its affiliated bodies.
During his presentation of the budget for the Government Presidency and its services to the Finance and Economic Development Committee in the House of Representatives, Baytas emphasized that this budget primarily serves as a basis for managing and administering the bodies and does not reflect the government program or the major projects carried out by the various concerned governmental sectors.
He pointed out that the operational budget reached 1,107,174,000 dirhams, an increase of 15.8% compared to the previous year, distributed between equipment purchases and other expenses amounting to 908,704,000 dirhams (a 17.83% increase), and employee expenses amounting to 198,704,000 dirhams (a 6.54% increase).
The budget also includes the establishment of 125 new financial positions in bodies affiliated with the Government Presidency, including 50 positions for the National School of Administration, 40 positions for the National Commission for the Protection of Personal Data, 15 positions for the Royal Golf Club in Rabat, 10 positions for the National Financial Information Authority, as well as five positions for the Ministry Delegated for Human Rights.
The budget reflects the government’s commitment to supporting constitutional bodies, allocating 50,815,000 dirhams for the Constitutional Court, 70,000,000 dirhams for the Higher Council for Education, Training and Scientific Research, 85,000,000 dirhams for the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication, 73,000,000 dirhams for the Competition Council, and 49,000,000 dirhams for the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad.
Allocations were also designated for vital bodies and institutions, including 40,000,000 dirhams for the National Commission for the Protection of Personal Data, 24,422,000 dirhams for the National Financial Information Authority, 27,000,000 dirhams for the Human Development Observatory, 39,000,000 dirhams for the Moroccan Agency for Nuclear and Radiological Safety and Security, and 68,953,000 dirhams for the National Electricity Regulation Authority.
Regarding investment, the government allocated 897,080,000 dirhams to implement strategic projects, a 13.97% increase over 2025, including 556 million dirhams for the Natural Disaster Impact Fund, and 80 million dirhams each for the Economic Recovery and Development Agencies in the northern regions, southern provinces, and eastern region. Development institutions also benefited from additional support, including the Great Atlas Development Agency (32.7 million dirhams) and the National Commission for the Protection of Personal Data (18.5 million dirhams).
In support of civil society, the government allocated 15 million dirhams annually to trade unions according to the Labor Code’s criteria, in addition to grants for associations operating in various social fields, including 1.5 million dirhams as management assistance for the National Union of Women of Morocco.
