Another utility, Miyahuna, was created by the Ministry of Water and Irrigation to take over the management of the water system in Amman after LEMA’s contract expired in 2006. Miyahuna is an independent limited liability company that is run along commercial principles but wholly owned by the Water Authority of Jordan. In response, the government increased public sector wages and instituted social protection measures, such as lifeline electricity tariffs that subsidise low-income users’ consumption, to counteract the impact of increased energy prices.