Dubai Municipality to not hike service fees

Director-general gives assurance to traders during interactive forum

Dubai Municipality will not increase the service fees for traders, Dawood Al Hajiri, directorgeneral of the municipality, said after meeting with the traders from different categories in the city on Wednesday.

The “Dubai Municipality Forum with Traders” was held in response to the directives of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, issued to the government departments and institutions in Dubai to reduce the cost of business and to stimulate investors and companies.

Listening to the traders’ comments on the services and fees imposed by the municipality, Al Hajiri stressed the municipality would not increase their service fees under the decree issued by Shaikh Mohammad.

Al Hajiri said the directives of Shaikh Mohammad would contribute to creating an environment conducive to economic growth in line with the emirate’s economic development goals.

He said the government has directed officials to make customers of all categories happy by providing all services that contribute to achieving the best experiences for the customers and achieve a qualitative leap in the efficiency of the services and raise them to international standards that are worthy of the reputation of the country and the emirate.

“The UAE is moving from an important stage to a new era of growth and prosperity, not to mention the importance that this decision represents for the historical embrace of Expo 2020, which means that the emirate is preparing to receive new waves of foreign investment, which in turn require a stable and attractive economic environment that will help it to develop its long-term plans,” Al Hajiri said.

He said Dubai Municipality has initiated this forum to chalk out initiatives aimed at simplifying business procedures, reducing their costs and harnessing all possibilities to enhance investments in the areas related to the municipality’s activities.

The meeting brought together traders of Al Ras Market, Gold Souq and foodstuff merchants. It will be followed by more meetings to cover the remaining categories of traders in Dubai.

Al Hajiri assured all traders that the municipality will list all observations received during this meeting regarding the municipality’s work and matters related to other government bodies and will convey them to the departments concerned. Al Hajiri issued instructions to implement some of the suggestions quickly, alleviating the burden on traders.