Bahrain Mirror: The government has referred a bill as a matter of urgency that would allow the government to benefit from the surplus of the Unemployment Insurance Fund to fund the voluntary retirement program.

According to the Constitution, the House of Representatives only has two weeks to approve or reject the bill, and has no right to make any amendment to it.

The urgent bill also includes giving the government the authority to lift the unemployment allowance, as well as raising the time period for the disbursement of this allowance from 6 to 9 consecutive months.

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