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21 Jun 2013
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Said Sekkat: We have still not received the State subsidy for the 2012 financial year
Interview with Said Sekkat, president of the Sidi Bernoussi Charity Association
ALM: Most orphanages in Morocco are today confronted with budgetary problems marked by a reduction in state subsidies. What about the Sidi Bernoussi orphanage?Said Sekkat: We are facing significant financial problems. This situation results from a drop in public aid. The State subsidy, namely the slaughter surcharge, has gradually decreased. This went from 2 million DH per year to 500,000 DH in 2010. We are in June 2013 and we have still not received the slaughter surcharge, namely 500,000 DH for the 2012 financial year. And yet, the State should participate up to half of the orphanage's operating budget, i.e. between 3 and 3.5 million dirhams. This disengagement of the State revolts us. We have contacted the head of government and the authorities concerned many times, informing them of our difficulties. In vain. To date, we have had no response.Apart from the slaughter surcharge, where…
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