On Sunday, the Jordanian parliament passed an amended bill on the Income Tax Law of 2018, despite its rejection by the majority of the Jordanian people, as it is an exploitation of people’s money as described by many unions and organizations.
This law represents one of the most controversial laws in Jordan, in light of the economic crisis experienced by the country, as well as, the increase in the indebtedness and unemployment, and it represents the spark that toppled the previous government headed by “Hani al-Molqi” by the middle of this year.
Many Jordanians expressed their anger regarding the passing of this law through the internet, which may lead to the beginning of new protests.
It was remarkable that Prince “Hamzah bin al-Hussein”, the brother of the Jordanian monarch, published a post on Twitter, about an hour after the passing of the law, in which he just wrote "Oh my country …".
The twit circulated widely and was considered as an "indirect criticism of the kingdom's policies that reflected the unsatisfactory of the citizens despite these amendments."
Although that the law passed in a peaceful way, analysts considered that this "does not really reflect the people’s satisfaction despite the parliamentary amendments."
Analysts warned that the decision would destroy the middle class, which has been mercilessly crushed by the successive governments, which will also affect the investors, in light of these ‘anti-investment’ laws.
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