but the happy question is: which pay scale benchmark would they use? Hope it would be QP! But this is a really welcome news for some expats who are working in the various govt. owned companies, but whose salaries are much less than their counterparts for the same position. And we are very thankful indeed that Qatar is very generous amidst the economic slowdown happening around the world. This is a win-win situation and I take it personally as a christmas gift. I am very happy for everyone who will benefit from this! srqa, bearer of good news, thank you!! :)