Huge Sharjah Plan To Back Businesses And Individuals

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- Sohaila Ahmed

The Sharjah Government has come up with new decisions to support private and government organisations, business sectors, and individuals as a means of encouragement during the coronavirus pandemic.

The government has issued several decisions to cope up with the current scenario. Among the decisions are that there will be three-month fees exemption for economic establishments from renewing licenses, for which renewal date starts from January 1 till December 31, 2020.

Traffic fines’ value will be reduced by 50% and traffic points will be cancelled, but only those committed before the date of March 31; for a period of 3 months starting from April 1.

Tenants who rent buildings of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Building 1 and 2) will be exempted from rent for a period of 3 months as of April 1.

A 50 per cent discount for shops, shopping centres and supermarkets taking part in the marketing campaigns organised by the Sharjah Chamber for the year 2020.

Exempting Air Arabia from passenger facilities fees Dhs35 per passenger. Companies are exempted from aircraft parking fees Dhs100 per day. A reduction in the rental value of the offices of other airlines by 50 per cent. The decisions also reduced the rental value of warehouses and maintenance hangars by 50 per cent.