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Finance: customs tariff to the next year because of the high cost of market
On: Tuesday 08/09/2011 9:39
Baghdad / term
Economic Committee expressed its outrage at the House of Representatives, to postpone the Ministry of Finance on Monday, a law tariff until next year because of what it calls the absence of mechanisms of action and high commodity prices in the Iraqi market.
The Iraqi Ministry of Finance has been postponed on February 16 of a law the tariff for an indefinite period because of some of the obstacles faced by the law and the mechanisms of action.
The Information Officer for the Office of the Minister of Finance Zaid Mohamed, told the Kurdish news agency that "the ministry sent a formal letter to the Directorate General for Customs requesting the postponement of work the application of the customs tariff until the beginning of next year. "
attributed Muhammad why the decision to "high prices of materials and goods significantly in the Iraqi markets, as well as failure to complete instructions for applying the law, particularly those relating to exempt certain materials from taxes."
He also explained that "the enforcement of Tariff Act is still not clear, "and urged the House of Representatives put proper mechanisms to enforce the law and work.
"The resolution will be sent to departments and border crossings all in order to implement as well as sent to the House of Representatives to review it."
It was hoped to be activated Law tariffs in March / March after the Iraqi Council of Representatives approved it.
For its part, confirmed member of the Economic Commission for Nahida Daini they serve as the parliamentary represent the interests of the people are opposed to such actions, conducted in connection long day yesterday when I spoke Daini "Certainly we stand against these actions and stress as an individual decision is not a return to the opinion of Parliament. "
She Daini "This measure will be importing merchants of various goods without being there from the control of these imported goods."
She was a member of the Economic Commission believed "that the There will be no tariff conductor; ticket man, did not work for the organization eight years ago and therefore I think it will not be not now, nor in the next year. "
On the other hand stressed the economic expert Majid picture "in general that the decision on the subject of customs tariff has no economic objectives are clear, Its specific objectives are not only increasing the revenues of the budget, unfortunately, this goal is unrealistic. "
He said the picture "Countries oil usually are reduced revenue customs Therefore, the purpose of this procedure is not to protect the domestic industry of Iraq."
Image stressed that the protection of Iraq's industry can not be the expense of the Iraqi citizens and especially in light of this potential that the state has, it is possible to be a service industry and Iraqi agriculture by providing them with services, loans, financial, and technical studies. "
The prime minister, may Alent two weeks ago, a close application of tax law and customs tariff to include primarily the goods and imported goods, which can be manufactured locally, as indicated to the exclusion of goods with a direct contact with the lives of citizens.
The news agency Alsumaria News for an economic advisor to Prime Minister Abdul Hussein Al-Anbuge as saying, "The Tax Law and the Law on customs tariff is important, essential, and will be applied soon." He pointed out that "the more goods direct contact with the life of the citizen, which represent inputs to production as raw materials or semi-manufactured is exempt from tax."
The Anbuge that "the more goods that are subject to tax and high levels are items that can be manufactured locally, but stalled because of competition and dumping practiced upon by the imported goods, "pointing out that" the tax law is the law of correction will help the industries and local products a lot. "
referred to it already to the Iraqi government that has issued, the end of the month of January, a decision to apply the system of customs tariff on imported goods, starting from the month of February, as he emphasized a legal adviser to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, that the government may slow down implementation of the resolution, fearing higher prices in local markets, and pointed out that the decision needs to be legislation by the Council of Representatives.
The first article in the door, the first of the Law on Customs to fees are collected contained Alkmarki on imported goods in accordance with rates set to in the schedules of tariff of customs duties and agricultural calendar attached to this law.
and impose fees conductor; ticket man on imported goods is contained in the agenda tariff of customs duties by not more than 20% of its value and of the Council of Ministers upon the proposal of the Minister Federal financial modify this figure for the same reasons contained in the item is the increase of customs a temporary measure until the lifting of the causes of economic increase.
The Baghdad Chamber of Commerce demanded, in the 16 of February, to freeze taxes for ten years and a review of all economic laws, calling for a genuine partnership with the private sector in the enactment of laws and regulations of the Iraqi economy, and support the traders and industrialists by providing loans to them and urged them to create moles of commercial and large markets.
The Economic Commission of the Council of Ministers has prepared, in the 14 th of February, a draft law aiming to stop working tariff, as recommended by the Commission stop work holidays import and export, and these recommendations came after a study in line with the new economic situation and living conditions in the country.
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