Ammon News -

Prime Minister, Dr. Bishr Khasawneh, has directed the Ministry of Health and the monitoring authorities to beef up supervision over the extent of compliance with the price tags set by the government to treat Covid-19 patients in private hospitals.

Chairing a Cabinet session on Wednesday, Khasawneh stressed the need to follow up on and verify all complaints received by the Ministry of Health in this regard, and take the necessary legal measures regarding violations that are found out true.

On the other hand, the Cabinet approved the extension of the ultimatum for non-Jordanian workers to leave the Kingdom's soil to benefit from exemptions in place until 5/31/2021.

The decision comes in light of the Covid-19 pandemic-induced hardships and obstacles, and the airport closure taken by many countries accordingly, which has barred many expats wishing to leave to benefit from these exemptions.

The Cabinet also approved the Company Liquidation Bylaw for 2020, which aims to regulate the procedures for liquidating companies that are not subject to the insolvency procedures stipulated in the Insolvency Law and the pursuant regulations.

The bylaw seeks to define and regulate all types of liquidation procedures, the conditions and mechanism for appointing the liquidator and his powers, and open a special account at the Companies Control Department (CCD) to cover fees and expenses arising from the compulsory liquidation procedures and actions for businesses that do not have the necessary amounts to plug the liquidation expenses.

Meanwhile, the Council of Ministers has approved recommendations of the Settlement and Reconciliation Committee, which was formed to solve the outstanding cases between the taxpayers and the Income and Sales Tax Department (ISTD), to settle the tax status of 770 companies and taxpayers, in accordance with the provisions of the Income Tax Law and the General Sales Tax Law, based on beneficiaries' requests made to the government panel.