Cabinet supports service providers for institutions
The UAE Cabinet has approved a package of decisions that will support service providers for federal entities and institutions
The UAE Cabinet approved a package of decisions to support service providers for federal entities and institutions. The decisions came as part of the government measures to support the UAE economy in light of the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and also as part of the package of economic facilities provided by the UAE government to all supporting groups and entities in the government work system.
To this effect, the Cabinet approved a decision instructing ministries and federal government entities to accelerate payment of suppliers’ dues within 15 days from date and exempt the suppliers in federal government contracts who were affected by the novel coronavirus from delay penalties for 3 months renewable.
According to the decision, the purchases of federal government entities will be directed towards suppliers and small and medium enterprises operating in the country by no less than 90 per cent.
The Cabinet approved a package of federal government initiatives to support business continuity and provide additional stimulus of Dhs16 billion to the national economy as a complement to the economic packages totalling Dhs126.5 billion recently announced by Abu Dhabi, Dubai and the UAE Central Bank.
The UAE Cabinet also approved the issuance of regulations on violations of precautionary measures and instructions to curb the spread of the coronavirus. This comes as part of the government measures to prevent any negative repercussions from the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on the society and also as part of the government efforts to maintain the health of the community and the safety of citizens, residents and visitors.
The regulations stipulate that individuals and facilities are prohibited from violating the precautionary and preventive measures, instructions and duties related to maintaining health and safety and preventing the risks of the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as issued by the Ministry of Health and Prevention, Ministry of Interior and the National
Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA). These include violating quarantine conditions, mixing with infected people and other measures issued by the relevant authorities.
A fine of no less than Dhs500 and no more than Dhs50,000 will be imposed on anyone who violates the precautionary and preventive measures, instructions and duties issued by the aforementioned authorities. The fine will be doubled if the violation is repeated and the offender will be referred to the NCEMA public prosecution at the Federal Public Prosecution if the violation is repeated for the third time.
In any case, the violation may be referred to the NCEMA public prosecution at the Federal Public Prosecution if the violation constitutes a punishable crime in accordance with the laws in force in the country, in which case the facility will be closed for no more than 6 months, extendable.
Meanwhile, the UAE Cabinet approved a decision to form an interim committee to deal with the negative effects on the national economy due to the novel coronavirus. The committee, which will be chaired by Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, and will consist of representatives from all relevant entities authorities, comes as part of the government measures to prevent the repercussions of the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on all sectors, particularly the economic sector. It also comes as part of the proposed measures to support the UAE economic sector.
The decision came after the cabinet had approved a package of federal government initiatives to support business continuity and provide additional stimulus of Dhs16 billion to the national economy as a complement to the economic packages totalling Dhs126.5 billion recently announced by Abu Dhabi, Dubai and the UAE Central Bank.
The committee will propose the necessary measures to reduce the negative effects of the coronavirus on the UAE human resources and economic sector and submit the same to the Cabinet.