VOL. XLIV
No. 04
22-January-2001
JORDAN
Jordan Decides To Postpone Increase In Gasoline And Product Prices
The Jordanian Government announced on 14 January that it will postpone an increase in gasoline and product prices. The decision reflects political pressure from legislators and parliamentarians, who argued that the price increase would further burden low-income Jordanians and possibly cause social unrest. Prime Minister 'Ali Abu-Raghib told state-run Jordan Television that a price rise may...
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