Published: 2018-01-17 16:31
Last Updated: 2024-04-19 18:03
Editor: Randa Darwish
A wave of anger and frustration continued spreading on Wednesday among Jordanians, fuelled by the new governmental economic reforms announced on Tuesday.
The government announced a new set of prices and taxes to start taking effect on Wednesday morning, leading Jordanians to criticize this decision, which many people believe will further increase their living expenses, and in some cases, will not allow some families from affording their daily basic needs.
The new imposed taxes target basic commodities, including bread and fuel, which in turn will increase the prices of transportation, cigarettes and foodstuffs.
Social media users launched on Wednesday the satirical hashtag “#Suggest a tax to the government”
(#اقترح_ضريبة_على_الحكومة)
Read More: How Jordanians reacted on social media over the new prices and taxes?
In other words, Jordanians wanted to draw the government’s attention to things that do not have taxes already imposed on them.
Some Jordanians started making funny suggestions:
ضريبة على الأمن و الأمان ???????????? #اقترح_ضريبه_علي_الحكومه
— MOAYAD (@MOAYAD_IAM) January 17, 2018
Translation: A tax on safety and security ????????
ضريبة على جملة: إنت من وين؟؟#اقترح_ضريبة_على_الحكومة
— Ala'a khrais (@Alaakhrais) January 17, 2018
Translation: A tax on the question: Where are you from?
أي مواطن بعرف سلعة ما ارتفع سعرها لازم يبلغ عنها الحكومةاحتمال انهم ناسينها ...واجب...وطني????#اقترح_ضريبه_علي_الحكومه
— Nada alhayk (@alhaykn) January 17, 2018
Translation: Any citizen who finds a commodity not taxed, must tell the government, because they may forgot it... It is a national duty.
بقترح ضريبة على الثلج يلي بدو ينزل يوم الجمعة فوق كل بيت اردني ١٠٪ #اقترح_ضريبه_علي_الحكومه
— Doaa ELayan (@elayyaan) January 17, 2018
Translation: I suggest a tax on the snow expected on Friday to be 10%.
While others went to demand serious actions, since the current situation does not tolerate sarcasm and mocking:
يجب على الحكومه تجميع كل الضرائب بضريبه واحده هي ضريبة حمل الرقم الوطني #اقترح_ضريبه_علي_الحكومه
— Firasajarma (@Firasajarma1) January 17, 2018
Translation: The government should gather all taxes in one tax called: the tax of holding a National ID.
ضريبة على كل نائب بيعطي بوافق على رفعات مثل هاي!
— علاءالدين | Aladdin (@AlaaKhaledI1) January 17, 2018
#اقترح_ضريبه_علي_الحكومه
Translation: A tax on every MP who agree on such increase [on prices and taxes].
بجد فكركم الموضوع بنحل بالتخويث؟ #اقترح_ضريبه_علي_الحكومه
— Aroub Soubh عروب صبح (@bataleh) January 16, 2018
Translation: Do you think the problem will be solved by sarcasm?
بعد تفكير عميق أنا مع كل الرفع اللي صار ومش زعلان بس والله غير أنفلق إذا أخر السنة زادت المديونية#رسالتك_للدوار_الرابع#اقترح_ضريبه_علي_الحكومه
— moataz basbuos (@moatazbasbuos) January 16, 2018
Translation: After deep thinking, I agree on all the prices' increase and I am not mad, but I am gonna be disappointed if the Kingdom's indebtedness increased by the end of the year.