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Yep, it’s actually a law that was passed yesterday.
Employees will be given time off work to read. And to further encourage the practice, it also exempts taxes / fees for distribution, publishing and printing of reading material.
The President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, announced the law while His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, vice president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, called it “an unprecedented cultural and legislative initiative”.
It is probably the best thing book enthusiasts could have heard all day, but we’re pretty sure there will be a number of people who will skive off work to do something else instead.
The positive outcome of the law is that it will encourage people to pick up a book, help in the production of more Arabic books and perhaps even bring international authors to the city more often.
Instead they should be reused or donated.
This will be done by providing the private sector with discounts, incentives and facilities.
This will also be used to organise a month each year dedicated to promoting literature and to assist media organisations so they can advertise the importance of books.
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