Khasawneh continues consultations with Lower House blocs

AMMAN — Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Bisher Al Khasawneh on Thursday met with Lower House’s Decision bloc, headed by MP Merza Boulad.

The talks were part of meetings held by the government with parliamentary blocs, before presenting the Cabinet’s policy statement to the House during the confidence vote session scheduled for Sunday.

During the meeting, the premier said that the Cabinet statement includes the main aspects that the government will implement, which have been outlined in the Letter of Designation.

If the House grants the government confidence, the budget speech will be delivered directly, he said, noting that the state budget bill had been referred to Parliament, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.  

In response to the bloc’s notices, Khasawneh said that the Ministry of Health has contracted with Pfizer and COVAX to secure doses of COVID-19 vaccine, pointing out that Pfizer’s vaccine will arrive in the Kingdom in January, and 28,000 doses will be provided monthly.  

Boulad highlighted the importance of boosting executive-legislative partnership, stressing the necessity of activating public-private sectors partnership to overcome the impact of the coronavirus pandemic towards achieving economic growth, improving services and creating jobs.

The members of the bloc reviewed issues related to health, public freedoms, government measures in all sectors, reconsidering decentralisation, improving investment cycle, raising the minimum wage, besides demands to improve public services across the Kingdom.

They also called on the government to adopt “a non-traditional approach and to have a real political will” for change and economic reform, as well as to put forward a vision for the future to support the country in accordance with the current priorities and challenges.