Magazine Dishes Details on Royal Finances
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A Moroccan magazine, testing the limits of press freedom in the monarchy, has revealed that King Mohammed VI earns $50,000 a month and his court has annual expenses of $277 million.
The French-language TelQuel has a reputation for taking on sensitive social and political issues, featuring articles on homosexuality, drug addiction or drug trafficking.
The current affairs weekly’s 12-page dossier on royal finances is unprecedented in Morocco.
“Although there is nothing secret about it, the budget of the monarchy frightens Moroccans,” the article said.
“Neither the media nor parliamentarians dare yet to study it too closely.”
The magazine noted that the court’s annual budget traditionally obtains approval in parliament after cursory review.
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