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Source: Jordan Times, AmmanOct.文件倉 04--AMMAN -- Abdul Ilah Hamawi, president of the Bakery Owners Association, on Thursday said the government is "convinced" that direct cash payments constitute the best mechanism to regulate the bread subsidy.Officials have indicated several times that the government was considering regulating the flour subsidy by distributing smart cards to all Jordanians to purchase bread directly from bakeries at their current subsidised price of JD0.16 per kilogramme.But the association has repeatedly rejected the proposal.Hamawi told The Jordan Times over the phone that the syndicate had met with government officials and explained that such a proposal would cause confusion and chaos among bakeries and consumers.He noted that the government was convinced that cash support was the easiest and best option available."We are with regulating the flour subsidy, but not through distributing smart cards that force consumers to buy bread only from bakeries," Hamawi added, suggesting a gradual increase in bread prices over a period of three years as another alternative for the government.Yanal Barmawi, spokesperson of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and存倉Supply, told The Jordan Times Thursday that the government is still studying all options proposed to regulate the bread subsidy, which include the smart card system and direct cash transfers.But Barmawi indicated that the smart card mechanism would include a broader use.It would be like a bank account card to deliver direct cash payments to Jordanians to compensate them for the difference between the market price of fuel and bread and the subsidised prices, he explained.A government official previously said that authorities were considering merging cash payments given in return for lifting the fuel subsidy with the bread subsidy, once endorsed by the government, in a smart card mechanism that would enable beneficiaries to withdraw the cash from ATMs across the country.Authorities estimate the value of the flour subsidy and basic commodities at JD260 million, from which non-Jordanians in the country also benefit.According to official figures, there are over 2 million foreigners residing in the Kingdom.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Jordan Times (Amman, Jordan) Visit the Jordan Times (Amman, Jordan) at .jordantimes.com Distributed by MCT Information Services儲存