Service fee hike eyed

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KUWAIT CITY, Feb 9: The Ministry of Education is considering increasing the fees for the services it provides including the fees for academic certificates, transcripts, attestation, equivalencies, and “To Whom It May Concern” certificates, reports Al-Seyassah daily quoting informed sources.

They explained that the ministry has formed a committee to discuss the possibility of increasing the service fees based on the circular issued by the Ministry of Finance to government agencies to reconsider the fees for approval within the next budget.

They are currently studying how to calculate the fees and their actual cost. In its circular, the Ministry of Finance stressed the need to commit to rationalizing spending in the budget, rationing all aspects of spending, reviewing the fees for the services they provide, and increasing their value in proportion to their cost, in addition to raising the efficiency in collecting revenues and government debts.