Jordan’s senate meets for a special session after another night of protests across the country, against IMF-backed austerity measures including a draft income tax law and price hikes.
Some 3,000 people face down a heavy security presence to gather near the prime minister’s office in Amman, until the early hours of Sunday morning, waving Jordanian flags and signs reading, “We will not kneel.”
Protests have gripped the country since Wednesday, when hundreds responded to a call by trade unions, flooding the streets of Amman and other cities to demand the fall of the government.
Last month, the government proposed a new income tax law, yet to be approved by parliament, aimed at raising taxes on employees by at least five percent and on companies by between 20% and 40%.
The measures are the latest in a series of economic reforms since Amman secured a $723-million three-year credit line from the International Monetary Fund in 2016.
— AFP
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