AMMAN —
Chairman of the
Lower House Economy and Investment Committee, Omar Naber,
expressed his disappointment in the government's failure to announce poverty
rates in the country each year.
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He stated that
it is unacceptable that the latest rates are from 2010, according to a local
media outlet.
Impact on
studies, statisticsNaber further
added that the failure to
announce poverty rates each year has a significant
impact on studies and statistics, particularly since about JD245 million from
the general budget is allocated to poor households.
He questioned
how these funds are distributed without real studies and added that JD50
million is allocated to low-income students.
Tax-exempt
areas
The
Investment Environment Law, Naber said, identified tax-exempt areas, which are the poorest
and most impoverished areas, based on a study conducted in 2010.
This, he said,
is “unacceptable”.
There are
available means for the House of Representatives to obtain sufficient
information about the poverty line in Jordan, he said, adding that questioning
the relevant minister is a possibility and so is a vote of no confidence.
Draft law on
the tableNaber disclosed
that the committee has a draft law on the table, which will be presented to the
Lower House to replace the mining tax with a slight increase in income tax in
exchange for
reducing taxes on some fuels, such as diesel and kerosene.
He emphasized
that the draft law must follow constitutional channels, be voted on by the
Lower House, then sent to the Legislation and Opinion Bureau after the
government's approval. It will be presented to the council next month.
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