Deposit compensation amounts for lifting meat subsidies, October 15th

10-10-2020

The Ministry of Labour and Social Development has finalised all procedures for depositing the quarterly compensation for the removal of meat subsidies directly into eligible citizens’ bank accounts. This advance payment covers the months of October, November and December 2020. According to the Ministry, transfers will be executed on 15 October 2020 as part of the Government’s initiative to unify the disbursement dates of support programmes. A total of 169,130 Bahraini families will benefit from this tranche, which amounts to BHD 7,138,634. These payments are made under the meat‑subsidy allocation mechanism for Bahraini citizens, established by the Cabinet decision of May 2015.