Amman: The Council of Ministers, at a session held on Tuesday chaired by Prime Minister Jaafar Hassan, decided to approve the payment of arrears accumulated over five years, amounting to JD42 million, in favor of 11 printing presses that had been tasked with printing school textbooks and curricula for the Ministry of Education, including JD30 million that the Cabinet had approved last Sunday within a package of arrears payments totaling JD125 million.
According to Jordan News Agency, this decision is part of the government's broader policy of settling arrears and accumulated debts that have built up over the years in favor of various entities. The total amounts paid by the government in recent weeks have now exceeded JD287 million.
The Cabinet had also resolved at its session last Sunday to settle other arrears accumulated over five years, involving ministries and government institutions. This includes payments to electricity distribution companies amounting to approximately JD60 million, as well as arrears owed by Yarmouk Water Company worth JD10 million and by the Water Authority amounting to JD25 million, both in favor of electricity distribution companies.
Further demonstrating the government's commitment to clearing debts, the Cabinet had previously decided to settle dues and arrears to public universities, which exceed JD100 million. This was preceded by the settlement of debts of the King Abdullah University Hospital amounting to JD40 million and the University of Jordan Hospital amounting to JD10 million.
Moreover, in a separate decision, the Cabinet appointed Dhamam Mohammad Abdul Qader Khraisat as Director General of the Jordan Postal Savings Fund. Khraisat was selected for the position after achieving the highest scores in a competition conducted under the Regulation for Appointment to Leadership Positions.