Unproductive measures, such as public-sector wage increases, will have the immediate effect of crowding out further the private sector. Next year, salaries for federal employees in the UAE will rise by 30-100%, while their Qatari counterparts’ wages will rise by 60-120%.
GCC国家的新支出计划可能会进一步加剧公共部门臃肿不堪的情况。非生产性手段（比如提高公共部门工资）立刻会产生进一步挤压私人部门的效应。明年，阿联酋联邦雇员将获得30—100%的提薪，而卡塔尔将提高60—120%。但支出的增加是否会渗透到经济的其余部门远未可知。事实上，由于大部分消费品都需要进口，海湾国家本土企业根本不会获得任何好处。