Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Minister of Energy Mirza Abdul Hussain Mirza announced that the Bahraini Cabinet agreed to change the electricity and water tariffs, pointing out that the decision will be implemented as of March, 2016.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini cabinet decided in its meeting held on Monday (December 28, 2015) to modify the prices of diesel, kerosene and jet fuel, with unchanged current kerosene prices for bakeries and subsidized diesel prices for fishermen.

Bahrain Mirror: Muharraq’s Central Market in Bahrain has decided to stop the strike after 49 days of boycotting meat purchase, following a government decision to lift subsidies on meat and increase its prices.

Bahrain Mirror: Commenting on the Bahraini MPs discussions held on Tuesday (October 27, 2015) over the lift of subsidies on meat, the Bahraini Finance Minister Ahmad bin Mohammad Al Khalifa said: "Are you aware that the debt ceiling will be raised to 7 and 10 billion

Bahrain Mirror: The demand of butcheries and butchers in the Manama market for meat provided by the Bahrain Livestock Company has decreased by about 88%.

The local Bahraini Al-Wasat newspaper reported from a number of butchers that "the Bahrain Livestock Company disposed of 300 frozen cattle meat imported from Australia mid last week."

Bahrain Mirror: Butchers of the Manama central meat market said that they received a threat from representatives of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism stating that they will close their shops and withdraw their records in case they continue their labor strike.

Bahrain Mirror: Mayor of the Bahraini village of Muharraq, Salman bin Hindi, held a meeting with the butchers of Muharraq meat market, Members of Parliament, a number of Muharraq municipal members and citizens amid the butchers’ refusal to buy meat products for the 7th day in a row.

Bahrain Mirror: A Bahraini Member of Parliament said that the government decided to lift subsidies on meat “on its own and without referring to the PMs and even without a scientific statistical study.”

Bahrain Mirror: The crisis of lifting subsidies on meat in Bahrain continued for the sixth day in a row, as the butchers of Muharraq refused to receive slaughtered meat from the Bahrain Livestock Company.

Bahrain Mirror: A few days after the decision to lift subsidies on meat came into effect, Bahrain is leaning towards lifting subsidies on electricity very soon.

Bahrain Mirror: On the first day of lifting government subsidies on meat (Thursday, October 1, 2015), the Bahrain Livestock Company imposed a number of conditions and rules on butchers.

Bahrain Mirror: The central meat market in the Bahraini capital, Manama, looked like a ghost town on Thursday (October 1, 2015) after the decision to lift subsidies on meat came into effect.

The chairman of the Parliamentary committee for reviewing the policy of redirecting subsidies and developing governmental revenues said that he was surprised that the government began implementing its decision to lift subsidies on meat without making an agreement with the committee he is heading.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain livestock company is leaning towards signing contracts with hotels and restaurants to directly sell them its products.

Bahrain Mirror: A circular issued by Delmon Poultry Company revealed that the price of one kilogram of chicken will become 1 BD and 500 fils.

Al-Ayam newspaper said that the committee assigned to review the redirection of subsidies on commodities and services is leaning towards approving "the governmental directives to lift the subsidies on Diesel and Kerosene".

Chairman of the Shura Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs (appointed), Khalid Al-Maskati, stated that Bahrain faces two options: Either "borrow and increase the public debt to levels that no one wants, or take difficult but necessary measures to reduce the debt as much as possible."

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini government approved the “final” sums of financial compensation that it said will grant to citizens after lifting subsidies on meat: 5 BD monthly for the breadwinner, 3.5 BD for the rest of the family members who are older than 15 years and 2.5 BD for those who are younger than 15 years.

Bahrain Mirror: President of the Ministerial Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs Rationalising Expenditure said that he has issued directives to open online registration for benefiting from cash compensation as of September 15 following the decision to lift subsidies on meat products.