Bahrain Parliamentary charter calls for freezing electricity bills

TDT | Manama

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A Parliamentary Charter yesterday called on private and public entities for coming up with initiatives to support citizens and residents to overcome the current circumstances caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

“Times are severe and calls for a collective action for workers in the sector affected by the closure, especially financially,” the statement said. “There is a need to subsidise electricity and water bills which may put additional burden on citizens and residents during the closure period.”

The Charter also called for reactivating the initiative to support salaries, like at the beginning of the pandemic. The bloc praised the Central Bank of Bahrain initiative to defer loan payments to strengthen national efforts to overcome the repercussions of the pandemic.

“Such national initiatives in support of the citizen and resident, especially those whose commercial activities may be directly affected as a result of the closure, is a step in the right direction,” the Charter added.

The committee also called on the private sector institutions to follow the example of national companies by ensuring the provision of goods at competitive prices.