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JIC says 246 projects benefitting from its tax and customs exemptions

By JT - Feb 24,2018 - Last updated at Feb 24,2018

AMMAN — Jordan Investment Commission (JIC) has announced that 246 projects with a value of JD185 million are benefitting from its tax and customs exemptions, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported on Saturday.

In a seminar held by JIC on Saturday, investors were introduced to the services and advantages that the commission provides for business start-ups in the information technology sector.

The projects will offer 5,500 new job opportunities, according to Petra.

State Minister for Investment Affairs Mohannad Shehadeh described the technology sector as “key engine of economic growth in the Kingdom”, adding that the commission has accredited a number of policies and programms that aim to attract and localise more technological investments by exempting the items used in these projects from taxes.

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