AMMAN — Minister of Finance Mohamad
Al-Ississ clarified that people are not arrested at airports or border
crossings, whether they owe public funds or student loans. But, they are orally
notified without delay, a local media outlet reported.
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He stressed that the notification
does not prevent travel or delay but rather informs the citizen that they have
a financial obligation and should contact the General Treasury Department to
settle it.
Ississ, in response to a question by
MP Khalil Atieh, also stated that the number of pending claims at the General
Treasury Department amounted to 129,037, owed by both companies and
individuals.
Provisional attachment orderIssiss additionally explained that
provisional attachment orders are made in accordance with the Public Funds Law
and are placed on movable and immovable assets.
He added that requests for
notification of public funds are made orally without seizing personal documents
or preventing travel, to allow individuals to review their claims, especially
for those without clear phone numbers or addresses.
Public Funds Law applied regardless
of valueThe minister also noted that the Ministry
of Justice has an office at the airport that collects the owed amounts that
have been legally ordered against individuals, and where individuals can pay
any outstanding amounts.
Ississ explained that the General
Treasury Department applies the Public Funds Law No. 6 of 1952 and its
amendments, regardless of the value of the claim, where the value of small
amounts is taken into consideration.
Seizure is only done when the claim
is difficult to collect, he said.
He also noted that exempting public funds
has a significant impact on treasury revenues, and exemption is periodically
granted for small amounts and difficult cases that meet the criteria for
exemption from public funds.
Regarding the student loan system,
Ississ pointed out that exemption is only allowed in the event of the student
borrower's death or total disability.
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