Princes awaiting trial after objecting to decision to quit state payments for their utility bills in attempt to reduce deficitSaudi Arabian authorities have detained 11 princes after they gathered at a royal palace in Riyadh to protest against the government no longer paying their utility bills,the public prosecutor has said. The world’s top oil exporter had introduced reforms that include reducing energy subsidies, introducing value-added tax and cutting some perks to royal family members to try to manage with a drop in crude prices that has caused a budget deficit estimated at 195bn riyals ($52bn) in 2018. Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk