KUWAIT: High-ranking legal sources said that the government is currently studying the legality of increasing the fees it collects for public services and using public facilities from both citizens and expats, including a bill defining the facilities and services to be included in the suggested increases.

"We are currently working on verifying the legality of a government's bill including a table with all services and facilities it believes it is high time to increase the fees collected for them," explained the sources, noting that these fees had been frozen for years.

The sources also expressed hopes that the parliament would understand the significance of finding a legal solution to create a balance between the cost of such services and the fees collected, considering this a major step towards achieving economic reform. - Al-Anbaa