A proposal to extend wage support for Bahrainis in the private sector has been tabled by MPs.
In June this year, the government announced a BD485 million economic stimulus package to support sectors hardest hit by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
The three-month lifeline covered 12 sectors which benefited from 100 per cent wage payments to the local workforce for June and a further 50pc to cover July and August. The support expires tomorrow.
The sectors include training and rehabilitation (including kindergartens), retail sector (excluding foodstuff), travel and tourism, restaurants and hospitality, personal services (salons, gyms, play areas and entertainment), local newspapers and magazines, administrative services (public relations, media and event organisers), industrial, health (excluding clinics and hospitals), transportation, real estate and engineering, technical and construction offices.
Businesses that proved eligibility for wage support other than mentioned were also helped, apart from those operating in the financial, telecommunications, scientific, professional and technology sectors, alongside private universities and schools.
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