Saudi Arabia to compensate contractors for hike in expat fees

A photo taken on January 31, 2017 shows a view of cars driving past a suspended bridge of one of the lines of the Riyadh metro in the Saudi capital. (AFP)

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday said it would reimburse contractors for increased expatriate worker’s fees in government projects approved before December 2016.
“After reviewing the imposition of monthly fees on expatriate labor ... the Cabinet orders the Finance Ministry ... to compensate enterprises which entered into government contracts before December 2016,” the SPA reported.