{"id":21851,"date":"2020-02-07T10:15:40","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T06:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/?p=21851"},"modified":"2020-02-07T12:52:25","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T08:52:25","slug":"government-fees-will-be-dropped-to-reduce-cost-of-living-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/government-fees-will-be-dropped-to-reduce-cost-of-living-in-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: More Government Fees Will Be Dropped To Reduce The Cost Of Living In Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ringing in the weekend with some exciting news for all!<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, February 5,\u00a0at a meeting of the Executive Council,\u00a0Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai and chairman of the Dubai Executive Council announced that the fees for various government services in Dubai will be WAIVED!<\/p>\n<p>This new move was put in motion by\u00a0Sheikh Hamdan, in order to\u00a0reduce the cost of living and to support investors as well as the practice of businesses in the city. A few of the government charges that will be abolished are medical training activities, school awareness campaigns and the entry fees to public libraries.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, this decision also gave way to a new legislation that limits the\u00a0introduction of new administrative charges to be imposed on governmental services.<\/p>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<h2>In a\u00a0series of tweets by the Crown Prince of Dubai, he stated that the\u00a0government has further approved a medical education and research strategy in collab between colleges and health facilities<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TECofDubai?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TECofDubai<\/a> meeting today, we implemented <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HHShkMohd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HHShkMohd<\/a>\u2019s directives and waived the fees of select government services in Dubai, to contribute towards lower living costs, ease business activity and support investors. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BAphsVKRWQ\">pic.twitter.com\/BAphsVKRWQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hamdan bin Mohammed (@HamdanMohammed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HamdanMohammed\/status\/1225046924665020418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Sheikh Hamdan also conveyed that, &#8216;It is a government obligation to serve the people and create an environment for all to prosper, while establishing happiness as a pillar of our society&#8230;&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>This decision was announced on Wednesday, February 5, at a meeting of the Executive Council members.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Government has a duty to propel Dubai among the most developed, advanced and happiest cities in the world. It is a government obligation to serve the people and create an environment for all to prosper, while establishing happiness as a pillar of our society. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HkrT220F3E\">pic.twitter.com\/HkrT220F3E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hamdan bin Mohammed (@HamdanMohammed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HamdanMohammed\/status\/1225047096153247746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Dubai residents crossing their fingers and praying that the metro, fuel or RENT prices reduce too!<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/JULfVYQH3XkCxMV0QP\/giphy.gif\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ringing in the weekend with some exciting news for all! 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