National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim said on Wednesday it is essential to adopt legislation aiming at supporting the private sector amid efforts to curb the novel coronavirus.
Al-Ghanim made the urge during a parliamentary committee meeting attended by owners of small, medium and large enterprises to look into the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic.
He underlined that it is unacceptable to leave enterprise owners in the lurch under these extraordinary circumstances, saying that some action should be taken in order to mitigate relevant negative reflections.
The speaker called on ministers and members of parliament to live up to their due responsibilities by doing something to ease out the losses of the private sector.
He also emphasized that the workers of private companies should not be left out in the cold amid the fight against the global pandemic, voicing confidence that MPs are overwhelmingly interested in taking action to serve the interests of the private sector and its staff. The top lawmaker urged the government not to give in to pressure from anybody, but to take the right decision in this regard.
Several ministers and MPs attended the parliamentary committee’s meeting on efforts to alleviate the aftershocks of the Covid-19.
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