(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Nov. 28 (Petra) -- The Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC) said Saturday it had submitted to the Ministry of Labor a list of sectors which were "battered" by the coronavirus pandemic and that urgent measures are needed to address the situation.
The ACC said tourism remained the sector hardest hit by the crisis, indicating that tourist establishments, travel agents, restaurants and hotels among other businesses now face common challenges that threaten their sustainability and solvency.
It cited the primary challenges posed to the tourism and hospitality sectors the inability to meet financial commitments, high operating costs and lack of access to soft lending.
The ACC called for the cancellation or deferral or rescheduling property tax dues and the issuance of a new defense order to settle the "controversy" between landlords and tenants over the payment of rents during lockdown periods.
Furthermore, the chamber demanded an additional one-year grace period for borrowers and the deferral of payments on loans secured by tourist establishments.
Also, the ACC called for delaying the payment of income and sales tax balances for 2020 and previous years and schedule the dues so they can be paid by mid-2022.
The chamber said wedding and conference organizers were hit hard by the crisis, saying this sub-sector is struggling to pay for operating costs, including rents, payrolls and electricity and water bills, after its revenue streams came to a halt since the beginning of the pandemic.
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28/11/2020 15:59:30
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