Hamdan bin Mohammed approves an additional 1.5 billion dirhams of economic facilities in Dubai
DUBAI, 21st May / WAM / His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai, approved the second group of economic facilities in the Emirate of Dubai worth 1.5 billion dirhams, which includes vital economic and social sectors, enhancing the flexibility and sustainability of growth in Dubai.
His Highness said: Dubai, with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, has established over decades the values of preparing for the future and economic diversification, and established a distinguished model for adapting to changes and transforming challenges into opportunities. The close strategic partnership between the government and private sectors puts people first and takes challenges as opportunities to support the resilience of Dubai’s economy and its cohesive society.
His Highness stressed that Dubai is continuing to apply the concept of proactiveness in enhancing its economic flexibility and expanding the scope of the facilities it provides to various segments of society and its business sectors. His Highness indicated that Dubai will continue to launch initiatives that support the economy and empower society, saying: We will continue to follow up, monitor and listen to various ideas and proposals that serve everyone, preserve the gains and ensure the continued achievement of achievements.
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum added: We are continuing to provide facilities that ensure the achievement of the emirate’s strategic plans and development programs, and enhance the flexibility that characterizes our economy. Therefore, we approved the second group of economic facilities worth 1.5 billion dirhams, in addition to the group of facilities that we approved last March.
The new group of economic facilities complements the first group of economic facilities approved by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum during the meeting of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai at the end of March 2026, amounting to one billion dirhams, bringing the total value of the first and second groups of economic facilities provided by Dubai in less than two months to 2.5 billion dirhams.
The second group of economic facilities includes 33 initiatives, applied over a period of time extending from 3 to 12 months, and includes vital sectors such as the economic and social sectors, government fees and services, tourism, trade and logistics services, real estate, construction, educational facilities, and artistic and cultural activities.
In the knowledge and educational sector, the facilities include postponing license renewal fees with the Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai and fines and violations due to all licensed private educational institutions. The fees can later be paid in installments after the postponement period has passed.
As for the early childhood sector, the new facilities cover exemption from license renewal fees and postponement of fines and violations for early childhood sector establishments registered with the Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai, as well as complete exemption from market fees affiliated with Dubai Municipality.
The facilities provided by the Knowledge Fund Foundation to its affiliated facilities include: partial exemption from the rental value for early childhood centers, partial or total exemption from the value of security insurance for canceled contracts for educational facilities, temporary suspension of contractual fine provisions for educational facilities, extension of the rental exemption period for early childhood centers under construction, freezing of increases scheduled for rental value reviews upon contract renewal for educational facilities, and postponement of scheduled rental payments for educational facilities.
In the cultural sector, the facilities include postponing and installment of rents and financial obligations for cultural and creative facilities, and reducing fees for renting temporary spaces for holding artistic and cultural events, for all establishments benefiting from the services and facilities of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, as well as expanding the framework for the temporary entry of works of art by Dubai Customs.
In the tourism sector, the facilities include exemption from collecting the tourist dirham, exemption from collecting the municipality fee on hotel room and restaurant sales, exemption from fees for holiday home permits and licenses, reducing fees for tour guides and safari activities, postponing the collection of the electronic connection fee for tourism companies, and postponing the fee imposed on the classification of hotel facilities. Facilities for the events and retail sector include exemption from fees for permits, postponement and cancellation of all events, as well as exemption from fees imposed on conducting sales and commercial offers, for all establishments registered with the Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai.
At the level of companies and projects, the facilities include the Department of Finance reducing the final insurance for contracts for the supply of materials and services from 10% to 2% for all companies contracting with government agencies and increasing the financial limits for the values of contracts for which it is difficult to provide final insurance from 5 to 10 million dirhams, as well as extending the membership license of the Mohammed bin Rashid Establishment for Small and Medium Enterprises Development for an additional two years for all companies whose membership expires during the year 2026 and which are registered with the Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai.
In addition, the facilities include support for companies whose continuity of activities was exposed to temporary challenges at the beginning of the crisis (specifically, desert safaris and camps, marina-related activities, aviation-related activities, drone and fireworks companies, and event organizing companies), by exempting them from some fees affiliated with both the Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai and Dubai Municipality in full for one time, which are: market fees, employee housing allowance fees and license holders, and public cleaning services fees, And foreign trade name fees.
All companies will also benefit from Dubai Customs facilities, which allow payment of dues on import customs declarations in installments, and an 80% reduction in the value of fines for customs cases.
In the field of transportation, the new facilities allow for the postponement of payments for passenger activity sectors, and exemption from violations on the vehicle availability index and the arrival time index, for all establishments registered with the Roads and Transport Authority.
In the real estate field, the second group of economic facilities extends the validity of building permits for construction projects affiliated with the Dubai Municipality, and extends for one year the validity of approving housing construction loans for citizens affiliated with the Mohammed bin Rashid Housing Establishment.
In the civil aviation sector, the new facilities include reducing fees for renewing permits for civil aviation activities, in addition to suspending the imposition of late fees on renewing permits for civil aviation activities, for facilities registered with the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority.
The time period for the validity of each initiative within the new facilities can be determined by following up with the government agency responsible for the initiative.
The new economic facilities were based on the proactive and flexible approach followed by the Dubai government through continuous monitoring of changes and monitoring and monitoring the repercussions of crises through work teams from various economic entities in Dubai, to identify any challenges faced by various companies and business sectors, especially medium, small and emerging enterprises, and then design and implement initiatives and facilities that meet the current and future needs of those sectors.
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