Cabinet exempts JD27.9m UNICEF grant from taxes, customs

AMMAN — The Cabinet on Sunday approved the cooperation protocol between the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, the Education Ministry and UNICEF through a JD27.9 million grant, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The protocol is an implementation of the Jordan Response Plan to the Syrian refugee crisis in the education sector, as it seeks to help the Education Ministry offer high quality educational services to children affected by the Syrian crisis. Under the protocol, the Council of Ministers also approved exempting the UNICEF grant from customs duties and taxes.

Moreover, the Cabinet approved transferring the shares of several government companies to the recently established Government Shareholding’s Management Company as part of efforts to “boost transparency” in the way the companies are managed.