Some state benefits are distributed to everyone living in Kuwait, including health care, subsidized water, electricity and gasoline. Kuwaiti citizens receive additional benefits and pay no income taxes. Citizens receive free education and practically free housing. They are guaranteed a job in the government sector if they want one, and they are entitled to several state financial supports: living allowances, bride-wealth grants for first marriages, and subsidies for wedding celebrations. Foreigners are subject to residence and labor laws that prevent them from settling permanently in Kuwait. They cannot own real estate or other permanent assets and they cannot join trade unions.
28．In 1989, most people in Kuwait were ____________,
A．Kuwaitis B．bedu
C．migrant workers D．pastoral nomads
29．Foreigners are not entitled to social benefits such as_______________.
A．gasoline B．free education
C．health care D．electricity
30．Those who do not pay income taxes are ____________________.
A．bedu B．non-citizens
C．Kuwaiti citizens D．migrant workers |
