Closing shop

JEDDAH: This is with regard to the reports in the media that much of the business community in the country has refused to close down shops at 8 pm as directed by the government. There are many people who are saying that the business community needs to follow this directive. But the point is that isn’t it the government’s fault that things have come to this pass — and if that is so, why should private citizens pay for the government’s folly?