King Abdullah of Jordan has sworn in the new government led by a reformist Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour. His appointment came after the king took the unprecedented step of consulting parliament. Previously it had no role in forming governments. The new cabinet will face a task of implementing measures to try to reduce Jordan’s three-billion-dollar deficit. Here is Dale Gavlak.
约旦的阿卜杜拉国王正式宣誓就职于新政府,该政府由改革主义者Abdullah Ensour总理领导。他被任命前国王史无前例地咨询了议会。此前成立政府时并无此项规定。新任内阁将面临采取措施降低约旦30亿美元赤字的任务。Dale Gavlak报道。
Reform-minded Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour has merged several portfolios to cut spending in the cash-strapped kingdom which is facing a three-billion-dollar deficit. Jordan hopes to cut its budget deficit by about a third this year to curb the impact of soaring fuel import cost and high social spending designed to deter the kind of uprising scene in neighboring Arab states. Late last year, Prime Minister Ensour ended fuel subsidies, triggering nationwide protest, some demanding that the king stepped down.
具有改革精神的总理Abdullah Ensour已经合并了几套组合措施来削减开支,这个现金短缺的国家正面临着30亿美元的赤字。约旦希望今年把预算赤字减少1/3,以遏制持续升高的燃油进口成本和用来应对邻国阿拉伯地区紧张局势的高社会支出。去年晚些时候,Ensour总理停止了燃油补贴,导致全国性的抗议活动,有些人甚至要求国王下台。