AMMAN — Tax revenues
increased by 13 percent, or JD413 million, in the first seven months of this
year, compared with the same period of 2021, said director-general of the
Income and Sales Tax Department, Hussam Abu Ali, according to Al-Ghad
News.
The total value of tax revenues
amounted to JD3.57 billion at the end of July, with revenues recording JD3.15
billion in the same period in 2021.
Income tax accounted for 34.3
percent of the total revenues, Abu Ali said. He said it amounted to JD1.23
billion.
In the 2022 fiscal budget, the
government estimated that domestic tax revenues would reach about JD6.08 billion,
accounting for 75 percent of the overall
taxing revenue, estimated at JD8.06 billion.
The government also projected that
money to be generated from income tax will
reach JD1.28 billion at the end of 2022, another JD4.26 billion in sales tax,
and JD355 million in taxes to be collected from various transactions, such as international
trade.AMMAN — Police arrested one of the most wanted
fugitives in the Kingdom after ambushing him west of the Balqa Governorate,
according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
The suspect is sought for alleged murder, drug dealing,
terrorizing citizens, discharging a weapon, robbery, and kidnapping, according
to the Public Security Directorate (PSD) spokesperson.
The spokesperson said Tuesday the man had been laying low for a long time, but
police investigators were able to track his whereabouts through an extensive probe
conducted over the past few weeks.
After identifying his location, police set a trap for the wanted man and caught
him off guard, rendering him unable to resist arrest or discharge his gun and
rapidly and professionally snared the fugitive, according to the spokesperson.
The spokesperson added that the suspect has been turned to the concerned
judicial authorities to stand trial.
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