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11-06-2018, por Farah Najjar
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/06/jordan-protesters-gulf-money-aid-package-180611114422748.html
Jordan protesters: 'Gulf money won't help'
Jordanian citizens say latest aid pledge by Gulf states will not achieve social justice or solve unemployment.
(..) "When we took to the streets, we demanded social change and called for a system overhaul - we were not asking our country to plead for financial support," he said.
The 29-year-old is not alone. Thousands of other Jordanians also protested against price hikes and an income tax reform bill last week. They say the incoming aid will not "save" the country from its structural economic problems and crippling public debt, currently at about $30bn.
The protesters called for a long-term fiscal plan, more transparency, an end to corruption and, crucially, a complete overhaul of the government's approach to economic and social policies.
(..) The protests in Amman were organised and led by an independent group referred to as the Hirak Shababi, or youth movement, as well as by various unions representing tens of thousands of employees across the country.
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