RIYADH: Saudi nationals are borrowing two to three times more money than last year as government moves to shore up public finances push living costs through the roof.
Since the beginning of 2018, the government has raised fuel and utility prices, introduced value-added tax and imposed a levy on some temporary foreign workers not under an employer’s sponsorship.
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