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The flames of prices and the monopoly of traders (burn) the pockets of Iraqis on the eve of Ramadan
Coincide with the solutions and the holy month in protest against the government bill
31/07/2011 23:53
Baghdad / Hussein Kadhim Abood
Increased the pace of prices for food are a striking parallel with the holy month of Ramadan, as stressed by a number Of economists on the need to limit the rise in food prices and control, while informed sources revealed that the number of importers to withdraw goods on the Iraqi border and sold in the markets of Jordan and at prices equal to prices of food items supported by the Jordanian government.
According to experts, economic analysts in the high prices of some goods and food products during the month of Ramadan that brands hurt the consumer local and became a shop on his account, noting that the process has become more like a bargain, and called to face such problems, the importance to have a consumer satisfaction research for replacement goods, Given the command and control prices, brand owners as they want.
And urged the concerned authorities represented "the Ministry of Commerce" and the relevant committees to consumer protection monitor wholesale prices and retail prices and make sure that changes in wholesale prices correspond with changes in retail prices to ensure that the exploitation of the consumer, and promised that this is very important, adding that the shopping purchasing power of consumers has a role to increase prices and filed by wholesalers and that when a consumer purchases goods Ramadan at once, giving an initial indication of some traders to raise prices because of the demand for purchasing by consumers, considering that the damage that will be reflected thus on the consumer.
And demanded that the consumer not to rush the process of purchasing and procurement process should not focus on the days before Ramadan and the first few days of it, and said that this creates considerable pressure on the outlets, raising some prices based primarily on supply and demand.
Meanwhile informed sources revealed that a number of importers to withdraw goods on the Iraqi border and sold in the markets of Jordan and at prices equal to prices of food items supported by the Jordanian government, while the bank statement for the high scary in the dollar exchange rate as the price of exchange to the (1222) JD, a large number compared to what was in the past, pointing to the existence of a substantial withdrawal of the coin, they returned him of damaging the local market by traders and importers.
He said the banker, who declined to be preventing named, said there is an increase in bank transfers from Iraq to exchange companies and banks of Jordan, calling for the government to intervene immediately to deter such cases and monitor the funds that turn out of Iraq and the need to uncover traders for their money and their dealings with the companies they deal with it and how to convert them for money.
The sources said that what is done by the importers retaliation after the decision unjust in their eyes, after the start of the Government's implementation of the tariff law which hopefully Ativha in the next few days. The sources added that the Iraqi border in Trebil a point that the common border between Iraq and Jordan see the return of trucks that were waiting to enter Iraq to the stores in the cities of Irbid and Amman and Zarqa, where the centers of Iraqi businessmen there.
The sources confirmed that the importers and prior coordination with the senior traders and distributors of Iraqis in the areas of Shorja and beautiful agreed to a monopoly of goods and not to sell the same price and supply reduction and retain it in their stores business in order to raise prices and to show their discontent by the government decision on the release of customs tariffs.
The other hand expressed the Federation of Iraqi businessmen, based in the Jordanian capital, Amman-based resentment from them about this decision, which they described Baldhar them at the moment, asking to postpone the decision for months.
The statement said: the unkept, said the move sound to the examination of the importance in ensuring the quality and validity of imported materials and ensure that no manipulation of the quantities and impulse and the elimination of fraud and that the work Baltsrihh customs will provide an option, an extra state as is the case in most countries of the world.
The statement noted that there are highly problematic if applied at this time skeptics in the procedures followed by the Iraqi government to limit the entry of goods, not good for Iraq said in a statement, to check for quality control has not been made public Well have Been informed of all nations through Iraqi embassies where the subject of examination by three months from the date of the application (01/07/2011), has not been informed of the relationship importers are required to conduct this test on goods that are imported through the media, but several days ago.
They confirmed that they and through follow up of the subject has been developed to announce the date of examination before 10 days from the date of implementation at border crossing points, which led to the parking is a huge amount of trucks on the port's border and do not bear the ports of goods stacked, forcing officials to extend the implementation for a period of 15 days, but the extension did not solve the problem was packed with ports and border crossings of goods is examined.
The statement confirmed that Altsrihh new work would lead to the lifting of demarcation of customs (20-100%) for McCann deducted previously it was not the demarcation of part of the goods up to 20 to 25 percent of the quantity either by Altsrihh New will be the demarcation of the amount of college and it will bring income good for the country but at the expense of the citizen, arguing that the importers are suffering because of the amount of loss (500) dollars by obtaining official licenses.
The sources pointed out that there are numbers of importers residing regular meetings in coordination with the dealers and Mozeian in Iraq for the purpose of the pressure on dealers to pay the single is discharged from the funds and create a state of confusion in the local market as a result of raising the issue of debt, including commercial.
And saw the Iraqi market in conjunction with the holy month of Ramadan, an unprecedented rise in food prices is the heaviest burden on the Iraqi citizen.
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