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Saudi Arabia Switches to ‘Western’ Gregorian Calendar so It Can Pay Workers Less and Save Money

3rd October 2016

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Saudi Arabia has switched to the “Western” Gregorian calendar to pay its civil servants in one of a number of financial reforms announced by the Council of Ministers.

The Kingdom has used the lunar-based Hijri calendar since it was founded in 1932, but switched to the solar-based Gregorian calendar for paying public sector staff on 1 October.

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