Government service fee hike postponed to House’s next session

A bill that would increase the prices of 27 different government services in FY2017-18 has been moved over to the House of Representatives’ next session, Al Borsa said on Sunday. Discussions over the bill — which would hike the fees for passport issuance, expat resident visas, and vehicle registration — have been on hold since April, as MPs have been wary of issuing any service fee increases in light of rising inflation levels.