Several Jordanians were injured during a demonstration that was held near the Prime Ministry in Amman on Saturday in protest against the new income law and calling for the resignation of the government.
Thousands of Jordanians continued to protest near the Prime Ministry in Amman on Saturday, chanting slogans against Jordanian Prime Minister Hani al Mulki and the new income law.
King Abdullah on Saturday chaired a national policies Council meeting with members of the government.
King Abdullah was quoted by state media as saying both parliament and government should engage in a “national” dialogue to reach a compromise over the bill.
The monarch blamed regional turmoil for the worsening the fiscal plight of the aid-dependent kingdom, which borders war-torn Syria to the north and Iraq on its eastern border.
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