Stumbled
The fact which I’M looking at moving to Dubai is that if you have a skill, you will be welcomed in the country and have a better quality of life. If you don’t have a skill, then there is no benefit system to hide under which is one reason why the government can avoid paying taxes (not forever as I do believe taxes are necessary at some point). It’s accessible to anyone with a skill that is prepared to work and make something of their lives. If Dubai treated its citizens as second-class citizens, there would be no citizens. They would all return to their origins, but that isn’t happening.
A UK citizen pays 22% of wages (40% for high earners) in taxes……then roughly 9% for National Insurance……then let’s take about a 1000 pounds a year for council charges….let’s add on another 1500 pounds for maintenance fees (as there are more flats built than houses)…..petrol prices are highest in Europe (if not the world)…..transport in general is extortionate (we pay higher prices for a poorer service!)…phone prices have only just reached affordable levels….utility bills are some of the highest in Europe….etc…etc..etc. Which are why some people in the UK are BETTER OFF unemployed and claiming benefits!!!! What a strange lesson the UK is providing for the rest of the world. Let’s hope nobody notices…oh no…too late…everyone’s already here!
I know at least half a dozen of my friends who have moved to Gerrards Cross, but who are now considering moving to places like Dubai. If the best places in the UK cannot persuade the rich to stay, then what hope is there for the rest of us?
You state “Kids studying here in the UK come out more confident and have better support systems for their future developments”. Tell that to all the kids with ASBOs and pregnant teenagers who hard working citizens support through taxes!
Fees for schools may be on a similar scale to the UK, but the QUALITY of education in Dubai far exceeds the UK. Money attracts the best of the best.
Squeezing out middle class families??? Haven’t the Russians already done that to everyone living in central London by driving up house prices? Only the upper class can afford them (although I always thought the UK was a classless society). It’s happening on our very own doorstep. Just like the UK, in Dubai there will always be affordable housing. Unlike the UK, Dubai will not tolerate crime which is something you fail to mention.
The UK has centuries of experience of running a country (and being at the forefront of economical, technological and industrial advances for many years), but somewhere along the development stage they stalled, remained in third gear and are running out of ideas (although squeezing over 20 billion from phone companies was a laugh and a half). Dubai is the product of the last 20 years and they have a lot to learn but are slowly getting there. The world is looking at Dubai, some are trying to imitate it, some envy it but everyone marvels at it.
P.S. If you do come from the UK to Dubai, then you’ll be classed as a non-domicile. That’s where the UK will pay for your retirement in style.
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