Parliamentary move to amend the official holidays law and reduce the number of days
Parliamentary move to amend the official holidays law and reduce the number of daysMembers of Parliament revealed on Wednesday a parliamentary move to amend the official holidays law and reduce some religious holidays due to their impact on the state’s productivity and their economic repercussions on the performance of institutions. MP Nihal Al-Shammari stated that “Parliament is in the process of reconsidering the official holidays law with a view to reducing them,” indicating that this move will be presented after the formation of parliamentary committees is completed, especially the Endowments and Religious Affairs Committee, which is responsible for amending the official holidays law related to religious occasions.
As Al-Shammari explained, “The review of the law comes within the framework of regulating official working days in a way that aligns with the requirements of work and production, and reduces the frequent disruptions that affect citizens’ interests and the functioning of state institutions,” according to the state-run Al-Sabah newspaper. Meanwhile, economist Abdul Rahman Al-Mashhadani stated that Friday and Saturday holidays alone consume 30% of the days in the year, in addition to 10 official and religious holidays, while the cost of a single holiday amounts to $136 million in salaries and expenses for which no work is performed on that day.
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