AMMAN —
The
Jordan Strategy Forum (JSF) issued a paper, as part of a series of studies
aiming at shedding light on the state of inequality in the world, and the
extent of Jordan’s commitment to reducing it, Khaberni reported.
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The forum referred to Jordan’s results in the
“Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index” issued by Oxfam in partnership with
the International Development Finance Organization in 2022 to indicate that
Jordan’s performance in terms of commitment to reducing inequality has
witnessed a significant improvement, as the Kingdom’s ranking in the overall
index was 66/158 globally in 2020, to then rank 54/161 in 2022. Jordan’s
ranking regarding taxation has also improved, from 70/158 in 2020, to 65/161 in
2022.
According to the forum, the index ranks the performance
of 161 governments, based on the extent to which they have taken the necessary
measures to reduce inequality within three main areas: public services (health,
education and social protection), taxes, and workers’ rights.
On labor rights and wages, Jordan’s rank was 64/158
in 2020, and improved to reach 36/161 in 2022.
The forum recommended better policies related to
spending on public services, taxation, labor rights, and wages.
It stressed the need to increase effectively the
level of quality spending on education, health, and social protection.
The forum also clarified that the
Economic Modernization Vision, which will be implemented during the next 10 years,
includes eight drivers and 35 sectors scheduled to be modernized.
It stressed that the education and health sectors
constitute the basic areas that help reduce inequality, and that implementing
the initiatives pertaining to these two sectors will result in reducing the
level of inequality in the country.
According to the Global Inequality Report, the forum
found that the richest 10 percent of the world’s population owns 52 percent of
the total global income, while the poorest 50 percent own only 8 percent.
The forum also indicated that the richest 10 percent of the
world’s population owns 76 percent of the total global wealth, while the
poorest half of the world’s population owns only 2 percent of it.
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