Toukan stresses social justice in financial reforms

By Petra - Apr 07,2015 - Last updated at Apr 07,2015

AMMAN — Finance Minister Umayya Toukan on Tuesday said financial reforms should take social justice into consideration.

Delivering an address at a meeting of the Council of Arab Ministers of Finance in Kuwait, he stressed the importance of assuring citizens that the tax system is fair, as that helps boosts taxpayers’ confidence in the system and guarantees it will achieve social and economic goals.

At the meeting, Toukan highlighted Jordan’s experience in financial reform programmes, which helped improve the Kingdom’s economic indicators. The meeting is part of the annual joint meetings of Arab financial institutions held in the Kuwaiti capital.

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