Greater Losses, Restrictions! Jordanians Decry The Friday Lockdown Published March 1st, 2021 - 06:41 GMT
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Deyeh said that “these financial losses have negative impact on governmental revenues accruing from taxes and fees”.
Jordan’s Textile and Readymade Clothes Syndicate (JTRCS) has decried the renewed all-day curfew on Fridays imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, which it said has caused losses of up to around JD3 million.
JTRCS President Muneer Deyeh said that Friday’s lockdown is “not limited to Fridays but extends to Thursdays and Saturdays, too”.
“Merchants lose around 40 to 45 per cent of their weekly sales due to the lockdown,” Deyeh told The Jordan Times.
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