AMMAN —
The Islamic Action Front (IAF) has said that it is gravely concerned about the
high poverty rates in Jordan, with nearly a quarter of the Kingdom’s
population, 24.1 percent, being in poverty in the first quarter of 2022
according to the latest announcement from the Ministry of Planning and
International Cooperation. The IAF said Sunday that “it perceives it to be a
dangerous indication of an exacerbation of the economic and social crisis and
the failure of the existing official approach in managing Jordan’s institutions
over successive governments,” according to their website.
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The IAF said that
the “unprecedented” increase in poverty and unemployment rates is evidence that
the government’s policies lack any real plan to advance the economic and living
reality of citizens. A continued absence of a comprehensive economic vision on
the ground, it said, would exacerbate economic problems and increase poverty.
According to the Planning Ministry, the poverty rate is expected to reach 27
percent next year, or 3 million people, compared to 1 million people living
under the poverty line in 2019.
However, according to the
IAF, the government still refuses to announce the yet-undisclosed poverty rate
despite an official study having been performed. The party said that these
numbers do not reflect the true story of poverty in Jordan, the effects of
which manifest as higher crime rates, drugs, and family problems, among others.
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