AMMAN — Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh
on Wednesday said that the government will spare no effort to support
newspapers “as much as the state’s General Budget Law allows”, to alleviate the
ongoing financial crisis of the country’s print industry.
اضافة اعلان
During a Lower House session, the premier pointed to
Al-Rai and Ad-Dustour, both public shareholding companies, underscoring that
the government will offer its utmost support within the expenditure limit of
the General Budget Law.
Among the measures taken to address the crisis, the
government covered the delayed salaries of the two newspapers’ employees under
the Estidama program, which supports entities hardest hit by the COVID-19
pandemic, the premier indicated.
Moreover, Khasawneh assured that the government will
continue its support by allowing a grace period to pay back interests and fines
for government-owed subscriptions, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
He highlighted the key and important role played by
Al-Rai and Ad-Dustour throughout the “march” of the Jordanian state, by
defending and protecting Jordan’s causes during crucial times, underscoring the
government’s interest in their recovery.
However, the prime minister attributed the crisis to
cumulative and unsuccessful investment decisions taken by the administrations
of the two newspapers, which negatively affected their financial performance.
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