Businesses pin hopes on festive season as footfall slowly gains momentum
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Businesses pin hopes on festive season as footfall slowly gains momentum
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JCC demands sales tax cuts for non-tourist restaurants
By Maria Weldali - May 19,2021 - Last updated at May 19,2021
AMMAN Exempting only tourist restaurants from 50 per cent of the sales tax rate while non-tourist restaurants remain responsible for paying the full 16 per cent tax rate leads to “unfair” competition, according to the representative of the food sector in the Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC), Raed Hamada.
“It is so unfair that non-tourist restaurants, which are budget-friendly for people with middle and low income, were not granted sales tax reduction,” Hamada told The Jordan Times over the phone on Tuesday.
Citizens are the ones who end up paying for the 16 per cent sales tax, so reducing its percentage would help them save money, Hamada noted.
Restaurants, sweet shops’ sales see surge after lifting of Friday lockdown
By Batool Ghaith - May 04,2021 - Last updated at May 04,2021
An employee at an Amman restaurant prepares shawerma on Monday (Photo by Amjad Ghsoun)
AMMAN Restaurant and sweet shop sales on Friday recorded a 20 per cent increase compared to the rest of the weekdays after the lockdown was lifted, according to a sector representative.
Raed Hamada, the representative of the food sector in the Jordan Chamber of Commerce, indicated that the resumption of work on Fridays following the lifting of the lockdown helped boost demand for restaurants and sweets shops.