Minister of State for Media Affairs, Sakher Dudin, said the government’s economic priorities for the years 2021-2023 aims to regain economic recovery after the slowdown that occurred due to the Coronavirus pandemic and its impacts.
“The Priorities Program was implemented in response to the royal directives to set practical measures for economic recovery,” Dudin said in a joint press conference with Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Nasser Shraideh, held Sunday evening at the Prime Ministry.
Dudin added that this program is of a procedural nature, and has a time frame set at twenty-four months (two years), and also includes quick reform measures aimed at increasing investment, generating job opportunities, and encouraging growth and exports.
He explained that the program’s priorities and themes were developed based on previous plans and sectoral strategies, and following consultations with the Lower House of Parliament, the Senate, and economic, financial and industrial sectors and stakeholders most closely related to them.
Dudin, who is also the government spokesperson, pointed out that the program is realistic in terms of implementation, availability of funding, and the ability to measure impact, in addition to focusing on priority economic sectors: tourism, information technology, agriculture, and industry.
During the conference, Dudin highlighted the government’s efforts in dealing with the repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic and mitigating its impact on various sectors.
At the beginning of December of last year, Dudin explained, the government launched a package of measures to alleviate the economic and living consequences on individuals and some affected sectors, with a value of JD320 million, which included at the time bearing part of the wages of workers in the private sector, and expanding the social protection umbrella for families and individuals whose businesses were affected.
Source: Jordan News Agency