AMMAN — The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a set of measures aiming at stimulating the economy to expand “green technology” investments.
During a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour, the Council of Ministers approved a recommendation by its Economic Development Committee to set up a regulatory unit at the Environment Ministry to follow up on national policies and executive programmes related to green investments.
The unit will be run by a higher steering committee headed by the environment minister.
The Cabinet also approved another recommendation to exempt the national centre for agricultural and chemical tests from fees and taxes as stipulated in the Investment Law.
The ministers agreed to form a technical committee, headed by the secretary general of the Environment Ministry, to follow up on and provide consultations over the planned Zarqa Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The Cabinet endorsed the draft 2014 amendments to the Anti-Terrorism Law to be sent to the Lower House.
Also during the meeting, the Council of Ministers named Jordan’s Ambassador to Russia Ziad Majali as the Kingdom’s extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Ukraine.
The ministers also decided to approve a request by the Greater Amman Municipality to purchase snow sweepers and several other vehicles to deal with harsh weather conditions, exempting them from customs duties and sales tax.
