Proposal submitted to the advisory committee

KUWAIT CITY, Sep 27: The Minister of Commerce and Industry,  Dr. Abdullah Al-Salman assessed the file of expats residence renewal for age groups of sixties and above who are holding school diploma and below by paying a fee of KD 2,000  with His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled .

Various proposals are being submitted to find a final solution to this issue which will be reviewed very soon.  The Minister of Commerce and Industry,  Dr. Abdullah Al-Salman is in favor of implementing a KD 500 fee per year for renewal of residence of expats plus health insurance. The Prime Minister has requested that all proposals submitted in this regard be submitted to the advisory team of the Council of Ministers to make appropriate recommendations in the interest of the labor market and not conflict with the government's demographics plan.

Sources stated that the submitted proposal will also take recommendations from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry which opposes the decision taken by the Board of Directors of Public Authority for Manpower, reports Al Rai. Most likely the decision will be issued either in this week or by next week.