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Rabat- The Moroccan national defense budget has been increased by to 1.3 percent for the 2014-2015 fiscal year to 31.9 billion dirhams, compared to 31.5 billion dirhams allocated for the last fiscal year.
Moroccan Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister for National Defense Mr. Abdellatif Loudiyi presented the budget document to the committee on Foreign Affairs and National Defense in the House of Representatives on Monday.
Loudiyi defended the increase, saying that the region was overshadowed by terrorist threats and a rise in illegal immigration and smuggling, which require Morocco 'to be more vigilant and to take all precautionary measures and procedures to ensure the stability of the country and to maintain its security.'
According to the budget, 22.2 billion dirhams out of 31.9 have been allocated to employees-related expenses, 4.3 billion are for operating expenses, and 4.3 billion for equipment and other different expenses.
Edited by Timothy Filla
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