{"id":66557,"date":"2022-06-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jordannewsgazette.com\/?guid=07886af4a995605aaa8add6534cd6ef9"},"modified":"2022-06-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T00:00:00","slug":"parliamentary-committee-debates-recent-fuel-prices-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordannewsgazette.com\/parliamentary-committee-debates-recent-fuel-prices-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"Parliamentary committee debates recent fuel prices increase"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Lower House of Parliament’s Energy and Mineral Resources Committee Tuesday discussed a recent government decision to up fuel prices for June.<\/P>
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In a statement, the committee called on the government to reconsider the fixed tax on oil derivatives in light of the difficult economic conditions that the Kingdom is experiencing, which is affecting citizens.<\/P>
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The committee said it plans to prepare a draft law to submit to the Parliament that establishes a public shareholding company to “bring the sector back to the state” while also fulfilling companies’ contractual rights.<\/P>
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The committee also called for removing a newly-imposed tax on renewable energy, in addition to issuing instructions that prohibit operating government vehicles with more than a 2000cc engine.<\/P>
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It also urged the government to encourage the switch to electric vehicles by reconsidering taxes imposed on hybrid cars, implementing time-based electric pricing, and submitting oil purchase bills to the Energy Committee.<\/P>
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Source: Jordan News Agency<\/P>
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