{"id":138719,"date":"2023-09-12T11:29:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T08:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/?p=138719"},"modified":"2023-09-12T12:18:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T09:18:46","slug":"700-thousand-dinars-collected-from-expatriates-and-gulf-nationals-in-a-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/700-thousand-dinars-collected-from-expatriates-and-gulf-nationals-in-a-week\/","title":{"rendered":"700,000 dinars collected from expatriates and Gulf nationals in a week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Electricity and Water revealed it has collected about 700,000 dinars, in the first week after a decision was issued by the Ministry of Interior mandating expatriates and Gulf nationals to pay their debts before leaving the country for whatever reason.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Al-Qabas daily has learned that the possibility of expatriates benefiting from the deduction system that has been applied to citizens over the years, the Ministry has not excluded any expatriate &#8212; until now &#8212; from paying the money in installments.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cIf there are cases that require applying the deduction, a committee will be formed to study them, with the requirement that a citizen sign the deduction decision so that the expatriate can benefit from this advantage that makes it easier for him to pay the amount within a longer period that will be determined.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Regarding whether there are large amounts that require the deduction to be applied to these categories, the source said: \u201cSome citizens of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries have debts ranging between two thousand and four thousand dinars to the Ministry of Electricity and Water as dues for the services provided.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The source concluded: \u201cNoting that the ministry is currently planning to link bill payment systems with a number of other entities in the country, including banks, the Public Authority for Manpower, and the Ministry of Social Affairs, so that payment of dues will be a condition for completing transactions related to those entities.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Electricity and Water revealed it has collected about 700,000 dinars, in the first week after a decision was issued by the Ministry of Interior mandating expatriates and Gulf nationals to pay their debts before leaving the country for whatever reason. 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