IN SAUDI ARABIA, PUBLIC TRANSPORT REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN IN EFFECT FOR TWO WEEKS. NO BUS, TRAIN, TAXI OR AIRLINE OPERATES IN THE COUNTRY FROM TODAY. THE WAIVER OF THE LEVY, ANNOUNCED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE CORONA CRISIS, WILL GO INTO EFFECT TOMORROW.
THERE IS NO PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN SAUDI TODAY. PRIVATE AND PRIVATE BUSES AND FREIGHT TRANSPORT WILL CONTINUE AS USUAL. WITH THE NUMBER OF CORONA CASES EXCEEDING 300, THE TRADE ZONE IS STAGNANT. TO OVERCOME THIS, THE FINANCE MINISTRY HAS ANNOUNCED A PACKAGE OF RM 120 BILLION.
THE PACKAGE PROVIDES THREE MONTHS' DELAY FOR THE PAYMENT OF TAXES AND FEES TO PRIVATE SECTOR ENTITIES. PART OF THE PACKAGE INCLUDES EXTENDING THE IQAMA EXPIRY FOR THREE MONTHS WITHOUT A LEVY, EXTENDING THE WORK VISA RE-ENTRY VISA AND CANCELING THE IMPORT DUTY. SINCE THE DISEASE HAS BEEN CONFIRMED IN MECCA AND MEDINA, ACCESS CONTROL HAS BEEN TIGHTENED.
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