UAE govt acts to stop locals emigrating

The UAE is considering a plan to provide citizens of the Gulf state with discounts on 14 food items, gasoline and cooking fuel to help offset inflation, the head of a consumer protection body said. Under the proposal, the ministry of social affairs will provide nationals with cards they can use at 16 co-operative supermarkets in the country to be eligible for the discounts.
A masterstroke. The UAE economy, up 7.4 per cent last year, would no doubt collapse without the hard work and innovation of UAE nationals, who make up around 10 per cent of the country’s working population. Any initiative that keeps talent in the UAE, and discourages locals from emigrating to, say, France or South Africa, should be applauded.