Doha: Many Qatari citizens on social media welcomed the decision of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to increase the pensions of retired individuals, and also the issuance of the military retirement and social insurance laws.
Many social media users said on Twitter that the Insurance Law and the Military Retirement Law represent the embodiment of Qatar National Vision 2030 in maintaining a high standard of living for citizens and achieving a decent life for them.
They added that they had been waiting for the law, thanking the state for the efforts to promote social, economic and human development.
Issa bin Ahmed Al-Nasr tweeted that “The Insurance Law and the Military Retirement Law represent the embodiment of Qatar National Vision 2030 in maintaining a high standard of living for citizens and achieving a decent life for them.”
The issuance of the Amiri decision securing a minimum pension for all Qatari retirees in the country from the date of issuance at no less than QR 15,000, with the addition of a special housing allowance of QR 4,000, provided that the pension does not exceed an amount of QR100,000 riyals.
For his part, Fahd Al-Maliki said, "Congratulations to the retirees, the addition of the housing allowance to the salary, the specialization allowance for the military, and the issuance of the Military Retirement and Social Insurance Law. Frankly, we did not sleep from yesterday, waiting for the release of this good news.”
"We thank HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani for this timely decision, which provides for an increase in the pensions of retirees and the issuance of the military retirement and social security laws," tweeted another one.
The General Retirement and Social Insurance Authority in a statement today thanked the Cabinet and the Shura Council for their joint efforts to launch a new era aimed at promoting social, economic and human development, in line with Qatar National Vision 2030 and the National Development Strategy 2018-2022.
