MEW’s team collects KD 2.5 mn dues from consumers since 2013 – Municipality removes 2,254 violating billboards
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KUWAIT CITY, Aug 27: Head of the bill collection team from Ministry of Electricity and Water Khalifa Al-Daub revealed that the team has so far collected dues worth KD 2.5 million from consumers since its inception in January 2013, reports Al-Qabas daily.
He said, “Since mid of this year, the ministry has been expanding the services provided to consumers because of which we are following a mechanism for collecting dues of consumers whose bills exceed KD 50 in all residential units throughout the country including private houses and investment apartments”.
Meanwhile, the Public Relations Department in Kuwait Municipality has affirmed the continuation of the ‘Renew your Advertisement’ campaign, which kicked-off in the beginning of August in compliance with the instructions of Municipality Director Eng Ahmed Al-Manfouhi, reports Al-Seyassah daily.
The campaign aims to collect money owed to the State for the issuance and renewal of licenses for advertisements.
In a press statement, the department disclosed that the Audit and Follow Up Department and the emergency teams in different governorates registered 424 violations; removed 2,254 advertisements as they were found to be in violation of the law; and collected license issuance and renewal fees amounting to KD108,586 while 284 new licenses were issued and 572 licenses were renewed.
Topped
According to the department, the Capital Governorate topped the list in terms of fines for violations that reached KD46,396; Farwaniya came in second with KD21,202; Ahmadi in third with KD13,597; Hawally in fourth with KD11,733; Jahra in fifth with KD8,705; and Mubarak Al-Kabeer in sixth with KD6,952. As for the number of ads removed due to violations, Ahmadi came first with 564, followed by Mubarak Al- Kabeer with 540, Farwaniya with 458, the Capital with 334, Jahra with 240 and Hawally with 118.
On the number of citations issued for various violations, the Capital came first with 129, Ahmadi in second with 101, Hawally in third with 65, Jahra in fourth with 56, Farwaniya in fifth with 51 and Mubarak Al-Kabeer in sixth with 22 violations.
In the meantime, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has prepared lists of the prices of different commodities and services during the first half of the year in order to compare them with the prices in the third quarter of 2016, especially since the implementation of the decision to increase gasoline prices is fast approaching along with fear of unjustified price hikes, reports Al-Shahed daily quoting sources.
Sources said the lists will be used as bases for identifying any increase in prices, such that a trader who raises prices without justification will be in violation of Commercial Law and other laws related to consumers. Sources added the ministry will work hard to deal with companies which will hoard subsidized goods as it is against Article Nine of the law.
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