British Institute: the real trouble Bin Salman "powder keg is about to explode"

British Institute: the real trouble Bin Salman "powder keg is about to explode"



"The real dilemma has not yet come," according to a report published by Britain's Chatham House on the scenarios awaiting Saudi Crown Prince Prince Mohammed bin Salman. "For decades, citizens and government have used to spend profits without having to tax income , And change this as a powder keg is about to explode. "

Jane Keninmont, vice president of the Middle East and North Africa program at the British Institute, said the Saudi Crown Prince's upcoming policies talk about reforms in all sectors of the kingdom except politics.

The researcher pointed out that bin Salman will not be able to silence the opposition in his country forever that strategy that follows.

The 31-year-old Saudi crown prince presents himself as a "supporter of modernity", his supporters say, breaking his tradition of having always ruled men in their 80s, but faces a big opposition that he considers a "reckless boy."

"Bin Salman is now confusing the traditional model of governance in Saudi Arabia, especially after some viewed it as a major external implication, starting with the Yemen war and even joining the three boycott countries against Qatar, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain."

"Bin Salman deliberately ignores political reforms in the country that accommodate the desired change he hopes for in the kingdom, and ignoring this will have dire consequences," she said.

Details of the trouble

As for the details of the "dilemma," which will be exposed to Bin Salman, the researcher says it is related to his attempts to change the way of thinking, which is used by the Saudi citizen.

"For decades, the citizen and the government used to spend profits without the need to tax income, and change it like a powder keg about to explode."

"Bin Salman should now expect a huge wave of austerity to the economic decisions he has taken or intends to take, and his unwillingness will be a major threat to his rule of Saudi Arabia," she said.

The Saudi Crown Prince has already introduced an economic reform program under the name of Vision 2030 to get the kingdom out of the oil dependency ring. Saudi Arabia imposed for the first time in its history taxes on citizens in June.

"Bin Salman should gradually introduce changes, make them better public, and establish social safety nets before starting austerity programs so that government cuts do not reduce the risk of job loss, discrimination and social exclusion," she said.

She pointed out that ignoring this will build on the strength and role of the opposition in Saudi Arabia, which may not succeed bin Salman to control it after a period of the desired reforms.

The researcher concluded her report

"The Saudi opposition will not be subjugated forever, and Bin Salman should not miss the opportunity for economic reforms and support them with political reforms that accommodate the opposition

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