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Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament, Atef Tarawneh, on Tuesday said the draft income tax law which the government has forwarded to the legislature doesn't mean the house will "submit to the government's formula of the law.

Tarawneh assured that the house will "fulfill its duty towards the draft income tax law in a manner that realizes citizens' hopes and aspirations".

"We at the House of Representatives, look after the interests of various economic sectors," Tarawneh emphasized in a statement, saying: "We refuse to respond to any attempt by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to impose proposals that are contrary to the understanding of our national economy and do not take into account the challenges that confront us."

He noted that "the government was trapped to keep up with advisers who deal with pure numbers, not human beings, needs, capabilities and societies."

Tarawneh said: "We had already warned the government of the implications of going beyond dialogues with all sectors. Today, we assure everyone that the doors of the house are open and its blocs and committees are ready to hear various proposals, to reach consensual forms that meet the interests of the Jordanian state in the first place, as emphasized by His Majesty King Abdullah II to protect the middle and low income classes."

Tarawneh indicated that the house will initiate a series of extensive dialogues on the draft income tax law with the various professional, industrial, commercial and labor sectors, the first of which will be held next Monday with officials from the Jordan Chamber of Commerce.

"Today we reaffirm the importance of working towards improving all services, especially in the sectors of health, education and transport, and to rationalize and control spending," he concluded.