MANAMA: Bahrain has postponed by one month a controversial plan to remove government subsidies on meat. The plan, which had been due to take effect on Sept. 1, will now be delayed until October on the orders of Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa, state news agency BNA reported late on Tuesday. A joint committee involving the Cabinet and Parliament will use the additional time to study data and “discuss all the plausible alternatives and options” related to meat subsidies, BNA added, without giving details of the debate.