The move aims to safeguard the sustainability of the Kingdom’s energy and electricity security as part of measures to address the repercussions of regional developments on the energy sector, according to a Prime Ministry statement.

 

The decision follows earlier government measures that included temporarily facilitating the import of goods through land border crossings and exempting increases in maritime shipping costs from taxes and customs duties for six months.

 

The Cabinet also decided to remove the deduction previously included in the natural gas tariff sold to industries for the benefit of NEPCO, a move aimed at reducing costs for the industrial sector.

 

The Cabinet also approved a draft law amending the 2026 Traffic Law, to be referred to the Lower House for constitutional procedures.

 

The amendments aim to enable citizens to complete vehicle sale and purchase transactions electronically, using audiovisual communication tools and electronic signatures, without the need to appear in person before a notary public or visit licensing departments.

 

To safeguard the rights of both parties, the system requires the buyer to deposit the vehicle’s price into a special account at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Department, with the amount transferred to the seller once the sale is finalised.

 

The amendments also grant the relevant authorities the power to sell vehicles held in impound yards after one year instead of two if their owners fail to regularise their status.

 

The Cabinet also approved a draft amendment to the Civil Status Law, granting digital IDs explicit legal validity as an official means of identification alongside the national ID card and requiring both public and private entities to recognise them.

 

The draft law also provides for the establishment of a free digital mailbox through the “Sanad” application for every citizen, resident, or business to receive notifications, correspondence and e-commerce parcels, linked to the national number and the location of the individual’s residence or establishment.

 

The Cabinet also decided to allocate JD2.5 million to support the Civil Consumer Corporation, with the aim of strengthening its stock of essential commodities and ensuring their availability at reasonable prices amid potential increases in market prices.

 

The Cabinet also reviewed measures to accelerate the disbursement of export rebates owed to industrial companies for 2020, 2021 and 2022, amounting to around JD15 million, and tasked the ministers of industry, trade and supply and finance with developing an appropriate mechanism to release these dues.

 

In the investment sector, the Cabinet approved measures related to investment in the Hammad and Sarhan basins, including considering companies that failed to sign investment agreements within the legal timeframe as having withdrawn.

 

It also approved leasing parts of the land to several companies for a period of 25 years under a temporary lease arrangement, as well as to re-offer other plots for agricultural investment through the Land and Survey Department’s official website.

 

The Cabinet also approved the 2026 bylaw regulating and monitoring electoral campaigning within the Greater Amman Municipality, aimed at organising election advertising and reducing disorder and visual pollution.

 

It also decided to allocate JD1.7 million to the Department of Palestinian Affairs to support camp service committees and sports clubs, and to cover land rental costs for the camps.

 

The Cabinet also approved the justifications for the 2026 draft law on the Jordan National Museum of Fine Arts, paving the way for its submission to the Legislation and Opinion Bureau.

 

The museum will serve as the legal successor to the Royal Society of Fine Arts, safeguarding its artistic heritage, which includes thousands of works of art.