(MENAFN - Jordan Times) The government started Wednesday to pay part of dues owed to the construction sector, following complaints by the Jordan Construction Contractors Association (JCCA) during the past few months.
Public Works and Housing Secretary General Sami Halaseh told The Jordan Times yesterday that the ministry began disbursing JD8 million to contractors who have submitted claims of less than JD100,000.
However, JCCA President Derrar Sraireh expressed dissatisfaction saying: "Such practice creates further problems and does not provide a comprehensive solution."
He estimated the government's bill at JD100 million in 2009 while the ministry admits only to JD24 million.
JCCA has issued several statements calling on the government to pay the sector's due amounts, and warning that leading contractors will stop work in key projects in case the government did not pay them their dues.
The construction sector has financial claims on all government institutions including the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM), Sraireh insisted.
But an official source at GAM dismissed these claims saying: "There is not a single claim from the construction sector pending in the municipality files."
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