Lower House endorses draft ASEZA law

  • Date: 28-Dec-2021
  • Source: Jordan Times
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Jordan
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Lower House endorses draft ASEZA law

AMMAN — The Lower House on Monday endorsed the amended Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) draft law and referred other drafts to its specialised committees.

The amendments aim to unify the customs management, giving more powers to the Jordan Customs Department within the ASEZA borders to detect and investigate customs crimes and collect taxes, fees, fines and service duties, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. 

The draft also grants the Income and Sales Tax Department new powers to audit, calculate and collect income and sales taxes, and the ASEZA tax.