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Wednesday's announcement that UAE fuel prices will be deregulated as of August 1 brought mixed reactions from local residents.
One resident, Azhar Zia Ur-Rehman, said he was worried that rising gas prices will remove some of the incentives for foreigners to live and work in the UAE.
"The main reason for living here is the savings. Most people may reconsider if savings are hurt," he said.
Basit Aman, a 37-year-old lifelong resident of Dubai, said he thinks the move will primarily disadvantage the UAE's low-income residents.
"It's not fair on people with low income and get a car with their savings," he said. "Then it gets difficult for them to arrange for petrol with the increase."
Additionally, Aman called upon the UAE authorities to explain to the country's residents why they will now be paying higher prices than their Gulf neighbours such as Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
"It should increase if they import, but they have their own," he added. "There should be more explanation about the decision to increase, because in other GCC countries the prices are low and have not been increased or decreased."
Such sentiments were also common on social media.
In a Facebook post, KT reader Tariq Anwer, noted his concerns about what an increase in the price of petrol would mean for other aspects of daily life.
"When fuel prices go up, everything will go up. Grocery, restaurant, apartment rents, almost everything," he said. "They all go in one direction: up."
Some people, however, said they accepted the change.
K.K. Ashraf, a Pakistani expat and Sharjah resident, told the Khaleej Times that people should expect to pay whatever the final price is, as they do for other essentials.
"There is no question of reaction. It's very simple. Just pay and drive," he said. "The public is already paying for everything, like Salik and parking."
How #fuel prices in #UAE will be affected from August 1 http://t.co/C9Tl90kIri pic.twitter.com/ydl0T07ZRJ
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) July 26, 2015On Facebook, KT reader Ahmed Chohan argued that the price increase will likely encourage people to use alternative - and cleaner - forms of transportation around the UAE.The result leaves the Hammers 14th with 20 points after 17 games, while Brighton are ninth on 25
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