V L Srinivasan
Manama (Bahrain), Jan 25:
MPs yesterday reacted to the government’s vow to keep subsidies unchanged in a hostile manner and blamed the government for causing angst among citizens through media speculation over expected cuts.
MP Abdul Haleem Murad said, “The government spends millions on parties, but when it comes to its people, it has to restructure and rethink.”
Pointing out the contrast between the rich and the poor, MP Ghanem Al Buainain said millions were being spent on unprofitable companies while many Bahrainis were poverty stricken. He said, “The government must stop funding loss-making firms and allocate money towards subsidies. Instead of offering BD50 as an inflation subsidy to Bahrainis, the government should increase the subsidy to BD100 to ensure better living standards.”
MP Latifa Al Gaoud said the government had allocated BD600 million to Alba as a subsidy while citizens had been given only BD14 million from the national budget. “Why can’t the government focus on the BD600 million issue instead of discussing BD14 million? How can they ignore the fact that they have spent BD600 million on a company that is not making
profit?”
On the other hand, MP Hassan Al Dossary thanked the government for its continuous support. “It is important to work together and aim for means that will bring more prosperity to citizens.”
MP Ali Al Ashiri added that citizens are being slapped with new fees every day. “They have to pay BD5 instead of BD3 if they want to travel. The price of airport’s car park has also been raised,” he said.
MP Abdul Jaleel Khalil said the government has given away land for free to many individuals and companies.
“The estimated cost price of these lands is BD15 billion. The government would have solved many issues if these lands were sold instead,” he said.
Manama (Bahrain), Jan 25:
MPs yesterday reacted to the government’s vow to keep subsidies unchanged in a hostile manner and blamed the government for causing angst among citizens through media speculation over expected cuts.
MP Abdul Haleem Murad said, “The government spends millions on parties, but when it comes to its people, it has to restructure and rethink.”
Pointing out the contrast between the rich and the poor, MP Ghanem Al Buainain said millions were being spent on unprofitable companies while many Bahrainis were poverty stricken. He said, “The government must stop funding loss-making firms and allocate money towards subsidies. Instead of offering BD50 as an inflation subsidy to Bahrainis, the government should increase the subsidy to BD100 to ensure better living standards.”
MP Latifa Al Gaoud said the government had allocated BD600 million to Alba as a subsidy while citizens had been given only BD14 million from the national budget. “Why can’t the government focus on the BD600 million issue instead of discussing BD14 million? How can they ignore the fact that they have spent BD600 million on a company that is not making
profit?”
On the other hand, MP Hassan Al Dossary thanked the government for its continuous support. “It is important to work together and aim for means that will bring more prosperity to citizens.”
MP Ali Al Ashiri added that citizens are being slapped with new fees every day. “They have to pay BD5 instead of BD3 if they want to travel. The price of airport’s car park has also been raised,” he said.
MP Abdul Jaleel Khalil said the government has given away land for free to many individuals and companies.
“The estimated cost price of these lands is BD15 billion. The government would have solved many issues if these lands were sold instead,” he said.
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