RAMALLAH, February 15, 2011 (WAFA) – Economists Tuesday called on the next Palestinian government to work on ending poverty, unemployment and price increases. They said dealing with these issues will make any government program successful.
They said that the next government should achieve economic and social balance as well as free market system since it is the base of the Palestinian economy. It should also give more attention to the marginalized poor people, said Samir Abdullah, director of Palestinian Economic Policy Research Institute, MAS.
Abdullah, former minister of economy, said that the previous government should not have worked only on the private sector. It should have also given attention to the poor and unemployed.
He also called for the implementation of job creation projects which would reduce unemployment.
The next government should seriously consider the large unemployment level which reached 10% in
Nafeth Abu Baker said that the next government should adopt new policy in fighting issues of poverty, unemployment and inflation.
He called on the government to put an end to the linkage between the Palestinian and Israeli economies because of the large difference in the annual per capita income. Where as annual income of Palestinians reaches $2000, income in
He called for a fair distribution of income to eliminate differences between social classes.
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