The quarry and gemstone foyer frustrates a parliamentary debate on the sector’s imbalances

Agadir 24 | Agadir24

The postponement of holding a gathering of the Infrastructure, Power and Minerals Committee within the Home of Representatives, to debate the imbalances within the quarry and gemstone sector, raised considerations amongst parliamentarians regarding an try and “publish” the report of a reconnaissance mission on this topic.

In keeping with information leaked from members of the committee, the “treasured stones and quarries foyer” was capable of thwart the assembly, which was scheduled for the day earlier than yesterday, Tuesday.

Furthermore, the quarry and gemstone sector in Morocco suffers from main imbalances, as estimates point out that half of Morocco’s sand extracted is completed illegally from coastal areas, which implies the lack of 10 million cubic meters yearly, ensuing within the waste of 500 billion in tax revenues.

Parliamentarians had failed, over 4 earlier phrases, even to type a parliamentary committee or current a report on this topic.

Nevertheless, the federal parliamentarian, Saeed Baaziz, Chairman of the Exploratory Mission Committee, performed a necessary function in finishing the committee’s duties and bringing it to security, as he anticipated the issuance of the report of the Financial, Social and Environmental Council that recorded these imbalances.

Parliamentarians concern that suspending the assembly will “dump” the exploratory mission’s report and forestall dialogue of the sector’s imbalances on the parliamentary degree.

Parliamentarians demand the need of opening an investigation into these imbalances, and taking the required measures to cease the drain of cash from this very important sector.