By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jordan's finance minister resigned on Tuesday amid a government decision not to increase fuel prices.
The resignation of Ziad Fariz, a renowned economist who also served as a deputy prime minister, was announced following a Cabinet meeting that had also set parliamentary elections for November 20.
Prime Minister Marouf al-Bakhit did not provide details on Fariz's resignation but said he had recommended that Jordan's King Abdullah II accept it.
Fariz is a known critic of state fuel subsidizing, arguing that this swells the treasury's fuel bill and exacerbates an already high budget deficit.
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