The new Jordanian Prime Minister, Omar al-Razzaz, promised to reconsider the income tax law that sparked popular protests led to the resignation of the previous government headed by Hani Mulki. He also promised to increase the support allocated to poor families in the absence of any significant change in the revenues of the state, which is betting heavily on taxes and reducing support.
Razzaz's pledges are aimed at working on comprehensive political and economic reforms in the coming period to enable the country surpassing current economic conditions.
Al Razzaz confirmed that "the government will also work to fight poverty and unemployment, and expand the social safety net to include more families in the social justice base, assess the effectiveness of social protection programs to reach the poorest, empower families by supporting small enterprises in addition to activating the role of Zakat in social protection, creating jobs and distributing the tax burden away from the poor and marginalized groups."