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Abadi Street pressure forced the postponement of tariff
Friday 0.7 August 0.2015
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced late Thursday, to postpone the introduction of the new tariff law after less than a week at the start of its application, and the eve of the demonstrations and wide in Baghdad, and a number of provinces to protest against corruption and poor services.
Ebadi said in a statement that "the face of the postponement of work tariff new while ensuring the readiness of all border crossings to enforce the law away from the corruption and double standards. "
began the federal government, Saturday application of the new tariff law, which imposes an increase of imported goods tax, by between 5 and 30%, under a plan to increase fiscal revenues for the state budget amid the wrath of my people.
The Abadi decision after a wave of protests to traders and importers, and rebellion of Msoala Basra province to implement the government's decision.
rejected the local government of Basra Thursday application of the new tariff law which the central government raised the rate from five to twenty percent after the financial crisis in the country, and considered it " unjust. "
He said the Basra Governorate Council member Morteza lipodeca Thursday: "We decided not to deal with the new tariff law until the implementation of all the country's ports, including the Kurdistan region outlets, because it is unjust."
Previously Abadi decision Hours demonstrations planned out Friday in Baghdad and the provinces, to protest against the poor services and corruption.
Dozens of Iraqis importers, in front of "Safwan" port west of Basra (southern), which connects the country with the State of Kuwait, on Wednesday to protest against the lifting of the federal government taxes on imported goods, threatening to close the port, if not reverse the government's application the new tax law.
The Iraqi Council of Ministers decided tariff are met in all border crossing points, without exception, as well as taxes, including taxes on Kartat mobile phone, cars and sales tax.
and entered the law into effect on the first of July as part of the austerity measures decided by the Iraqi government, which suffering from a severe financial crisis, the impact of falling oil prices.
Traders and importers and protested the new rates and jammed coming from Kuwait truck when the perpetrators of the "Safwan" and Shalamjah pulling down the port is very large revenues.
and distributed members of the provincial assemblies and deputies from the province of Basra Thursday to ports in order to the introduction of goods and trucks according to the previous law, according to lipodeca.
assured businessmen that the decision may cause the escape of importers from the south and move to the north of the country outlets that do not apply the new law.
The application of the new tariff to lower revenues, which coincided with demonstrations in Basra and other areas in Iraq in protest against the Tri-water quality and power outages.
It is said that the Kurdistan region, which has a number of ports with Turkey, Iran and enjoys autonomous quasi-independent, and the budget is 17 percent of the central government's tax money is not handed over to the state treasury, which he considers Basra officials unfair against them.
third and Basra, the largest city in Iraq and is the economic lung Iraq, where has the largest oil wells and ports exported located on the Gulf, and protested against the demonstrators who took to the streets Saturday to neglect deteriorating economic situation.
Iraq relies on annual oil export financial revenues by up to 97%, and seeks through legal legislation package, to activate the industrial, agricultural and commercial side, so as to ensure the provision of additional financial revenues, along with oil revenues.
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Friday 0.7 August 0.2015
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced late Thursday, to postpone the introduction of the new tariff law after less than a week at the start of its application, and the eve of the demonstrations and wide in Baghdad, and a number of provinces to protest against corruption and poor services.
Ebadi said in a statement that "the face of the postponement of work tariff new while ensuring the readiness of all border crossings to enforce the law away from the corruption and double standards. "
began the federal government, Saturday application of the new tariff law, which imposes an increase of imported goods tax, by between 5 and 30%, under a plan to increase fiscal revenues for the state budget amid the wrath of my people.
The Abadi decision after a wave of protests to traders and importers, and rebellion of Msoala Basra province to implement the government's decision.
rejected the local government of Basra Thursday application of the new tariff law which the central government raised the rate from five to twenty percent after the financial crisis in the country, and considered it " unjust. "
He said the Basra Governorate Council member Morteza lipodeca Thursday: "We decided not to deal with the new tariff law until the implementation of all the country's ports, including the Kurdistan region outlets, because it is unjust."
Previously Abadi decision Hours demonstrations planned out Friday in Baghdad and the provinces, to protest against the poor services and corruption.
Dozens of Iraqis importers, in front of "Safwan" port west of Basra (southern), which connects the country with the State of Kuwait, on Wednesday to protest against the lifting of the federal government taxes on imported goods, threatening to close the port, if not reverse the government's application the new tax law.
The Iraqi Council of Ministers decided tariff are met in all border crossing points, without exception, as well as taxes, including taxes on Kartat mobile phone, cars and sales tax.
and entered the law into effect on the first of July as part of the austerity measures decided by the Iraqi government, which suffering from a severe financial crisis, the impact of falling oil prices.
Traders and importers and protested the new rates and jammed coming from Kuwait truck when the perpetrators of the "Safwan" and Shalamjah pulling down the port is very large revenues.
and distributed members of the provincial assemblies and deputies from the province of Basra Thursday to ports in order to the introduction of goods and trucks according to the previous law, according to lipodeca.
assured businessmen that the decision may cause the escape of importers from the south and move to the north of the country outlets that do not apply the new law.
The application of the new tariff to lower revenues, which coincided with demonstrations in Basra and other areas in Iraq in protest against the Tri-water quality and power outages.
It is said that the Kurdistan region, which has a number of ports with Turkey, Iran and enjoys autonomous quasi-independent, and the budget is 17 percent of the central government's tax money is not handed over to the state treasury, which he considers Basra officials unfair against them.
third and Basra, the largest city in Iraq and is the economic lung Iraq, where has the largest oil wells and ports exported located on the Gulf, and protested against the demonstrators who took to the streets Saturday to neglect deteriorating economic situation.
Iraq relies on annual oil export financial revenues by up to 97%, and seeks through legal legislation package, to activate the industrial, agricultural and commercial side, so as to ensure the provision of additional financial revenues, along with oil revenues.
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