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Bahrain offers incentive for firms hiring citizens

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

A Bahraini parliamentary committee has approved a proposal to reduce government fees on businesses with a majority of Bahraini employees.

The proposal has yet to be debated by the plenary legislature.

Last October, a parliamentary committee approved a draft bill obliging employers to give job preferences to locals. Failure to comply with the regulations will be punishable by a fine ranging from BD5,000 to 20,000.