Economists call on gov’t to restructure sales tax

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AMMAN — Economists have called on the government to reconstruct the sales tax on some goods, the same way they did the custom tariffs in order to bring up aggregate demand, under prevailing economic circumstances, according to Al-Rai newspaper.اضافة اعلان

The economists noted that the restructuring of the sales tax on some goods, particularly those which concern the middle and lower class, would reflect positively on the market and increase the overall demand to alleviate the pressures posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Economy expert Hussam Ayesh asserted that the government today has several options to revive the market, one is to reconstruct the sales tax.

He also pointed out that due to the harsh economic conditions posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the government must work on reviving the local market by reconsidering sales tax and fuel tax which overburden people, especially in winter.  

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