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Latest post on 06 October 2011 - 13:37

Perhaps the local economy wouldn't be so bad if so many expats didn't export 90% of their salaries, bought more stuff locally rather than shop 'n' ship and didn't use quite so many illegal (and unlicensed) vendors..... maybe then there would be more help available for so many of the disadvantaged locals (and their are many) Just saying.....

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Latest post on 06 October 2011 - 13:31

So by my reckoning, and feel free to correct me, that means all locals get AED892 worth of water free and those locals who receive social assistance will get AED2068 worth of electricity free. With surcharges at 25% for electricity and 10% for water those figures increase to AED981 and AED2585. Wish I were local as my DEWA fees with fuel surcharges and housing fees are huge:( Unfortunately, they rarely give what they say they will. Plenty of locals cannot afford air conditioning and cannot go to work for various reasons, but no-one gives a tosh unless they manage to get live on the radio and then all **** breaks loose, but why the heck would you know that? Do you listen to Arabic radio? You don't have to listen to the radio to know this...plenty of locals are open about it...and it has been slowly coming to light in english language publications. You need to listen to the radio to hear the women who phone in crying about their children not receiving health care etc. You need to listen to their voices. To truly feel it.

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Latest post on 06 October 2011 - 13:25

So by my reckoning, and feel free to correct me, that means all locals get AED892 worth of water free and those locals who receive social assistance will get AED2068 worth of electricity free. With surcharges at 25% for electricity and 10% for water those figures increase to AED981 and AED2585. Wish I were local as my DEWA fees with fuel surcharges and housing fees are huge:( Unfortunately, they rarely give what they say they will. Plenty of locals cannot afford air conditioning and cannot go to work for various reasons, but no-one gives a tosh unless they manage to get live on the radio and then all **** breaks loose, but why the heck would you know that? Do you listen to Arabic radio? You don't have to listen to the radio to know this...plenty of locals are open about it...and it has been slowly coming to light in english language publications.

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Latest post on 06 October 2011 - 13:22

So by my reckoning, and feel free to correct me, that means all locals get AED892 worth of water free and those locals who receive social assistance will get AED2068 worth of electricity free. With surcharges at 25% for electricity and 10% for water those figures increase to AED981 and AED2585. Wish I were local as my DEWA fees with fuel surcharges and housing fees are huge:( Unfortunately, they rarely give what they say they will. Plenty of locals cannot afford air conditioning and cannot go to work for various reasons, but no-one gives a tosh unless they manage to get live on the radio and then all **** breaks loose, but why the heck would you know that? Do you listen to Arabic radio?

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Latest post on 06 October 2011 - 13:18

I agree with Scaralex. Even though yes we are guests here, it doesn't mean we foot the bill more and more each year. We have been doing so already and understand that this is how things work here, and most of us just accept it....especially since most of us chose to be here...but if this will affect us even more, it just isn't fair any longer. What are we getting in return in this very wounded and limping economy!?!?? we are still here on very little guarantee...just that thought alone is payment enough... Noone is against following rules and policies, but they change so often here,and we are already quietly accepting to pay for so many unnecessary and ridiculous things - emiratesID anyone? proposed garbage "tax", invisible taxes, chillers (for some), abnormal DEWA fees, useless maintenance (that can't even be called that!!), constant villa/apartment problems, ridiculous fines, salik, car registration issues etc etc....seriously in some people's cases its becoming "i receive a salary only to give it back to the same person, albeit indirectly"... Let's just hope we're all jumping to conclusions and this will not affect our prices.....always good to dream eh? Quite possibly you have ran your Dubai life out. After 21 years....perhaps i have...and after all that has happened to me in the last year...i can't say i can eagerly stand up for Dubai any longer...with that said, this is the only home i have ever known, so i do have the deepest love for it...hypocritical and double sided, i know....

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Latest post on 06 October 2011 - 13:18

So by my reckoning, and feel free to correct me, that means all locals get AED892 worth of water free and those locals who receive social assistance will get AED2068 worth of electricity free. With surcharges at 25% for electricity and 10% for water those figures increase to AED981 and AED2585. Wish I were local as my DEWA fees with fuel surcharges and housing fees are huge:(

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Latest post on 06 October 2011 - 13:10

I agree with Scaralex. Even though yes we are guests here, it doesn't mean we foot the bill more and more each year. We have been doing so already and understand that this is how things work here, and most of us just accept it....especially since most of us chose to be here...but if this will affect us even more, it just isn't fair any longer. What are we getting in return in this very wounded and limping economy!?!?? we are still here on very little guarantee...just that thought alone is payment enough... Noone is against following rules and policies, but they change so often here,and we are already quietly accepting to pay for so many unnecessary and ridiculous things - emiratesID anyone? proposed garbage "tax", invisible taxes, chillers (for some), abnormal DEWA fees, useless maintenance (that can't even be called that!!), constant villa/apartment problems, ridiculous fines, salik, car registration issues etc etc....seriously in some people's cases its becoming "i receive a salary only to give it back to the same person, albeit indirectly"... Let's just hope we're all jumping to conclusions and this will not affect our prices.....always good to dream eh? Quite possibly you have ran your Dubai life out.

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Latest post on 06 October 2011 - 13:08

Stop jumping at the locals. Firstly, this will be for those who already receive assistance. So those that do not, will have to cover the costs. Why do you think you will pay for it? sad

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Latest post on 06 October 2011 - 12:54

What are we getting in return in this very wounded and limping economy!?!?? [i'>Worldwide Annual GDP Figures to Q2 2011[/i'> Australia 1.1% UK 0.7% [b'>UAE 1.4%[/b'> heavily subsidised petrol....

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Latest post on 06 October 2011 - 12:53

What are we getting in return in this very wounded and limping economy!?!?? [i'>Worldwide Annual GDP Figures to Q2 2011[/i'> Australia : 1.1% UK : 0.7% [b'>UAE : 1.4%[/b'> ETA Source http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/gdp-growth-annual <em>edited by Maaam on 06/10/2011</em>

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Latest post on 06 October 2011 - 12:36

I agree with Scaralex. Even though yes we are guests here, it doesn't mean we foot the bill more and more each year. We have been doing so already and understand that this is how things work here, and most of us just accept it....especially since most of us chose to be here...but if this will affect us even more, it just isn't fair any longer. What are we getting in return in this very wounded and limping economy!?!?? we are still here on very little guarantee...just that thought alone is payment enough... Noone is against following rules and policies, but they change so often here,and we are already quietly accepting to pay for so many unnecessary and ridiculous things - emiratesID anyone? proposed garbage "tax", invisible taxes, chillers (for some), abnormal DEWA fees, useless maintenance (that can't even be called that!!), constant villa/apartment problems, ridiculous fines, salik, car registration issues etc etc....seriously in some people's cases its becoming "i receive a salary only to give it back to the same person, albeit indirectly"... Let's just hope we're all jumping to conclusions and this will not affect our prices.....always good to dream eh?

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Latest post on 06 October 2011 - 12:24

What do you mean it's their country? Can you just imagine if in the UK we said UK citizens get water and electricity free but all foreigners must pay for it? Its absolutely nonsensical. Should we start paying for their petrol and school fees too? Maybe we should contribute to their groceries also.

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Latest post on 06 October 2011 - 09:00

Its their country and their right. But its strange how later we hear that residents in Dubai waste water and electricity and prices have to increase to reduce wastage.

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Latest post on 06 October 2011 - 08:48

Its pretty much a given that we will see an increase in price I imagine. Not much we can do about it though I guess. Won't do much for the ever increasing carbon footprint we have here either.

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Latest post on 06 October 2011 - 08:44

It's their country....

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Latest post on 06 October 2011 - 08:41

Who else is going to pay for it? Of course we will be! The government's debt is far too great to cover this. And it's not like we're not paying enough already. There are days I really can't handle the mentality of this place. :( Hmm...maybe I'm jealous that my home country does not afford these kinds of things to it's citizens? Then again, in my home country, they treat immigrants better than they treat the citizens sometimes, offering them things they don't offer those who have always lived there, which I think is wrong as well. I don't think anyone should be paying anyone else's way. This place is just getting too expensive. Pretty soon it will be too expensive for anyone other than the really rich to live here. <em>edited by emmess on 06/10/2011</em>

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