JORDAN CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS WANT NEW GOVERNMENT TO EASE TAX AND LABOUR DEMANDS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
November 2nd, 2020
Jordanian garment manufacturers are hoping a newly formed government will help the country’s clothing sector rebound from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, calling for exemption from income tax and delaying requirements to increase the number of Jordanian employees.
The new government of Prime Minister Bisher al-Khaswaneh, appointed in October ahead of parliamentary elections this month, has put economic recovery from the pandemic at the centre of its programme, with GDP forecast to drop by some 5% this year, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) ...
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