The government is making decisions against corruption and graft

The government is making decisions against corruption and graft

 

14/8/2017 12:00 am

Baghdad / Al-Sabah
The official spokesman of the Prime Minister's Office, Saad al-Hadithi, stressed the government's determination to combat various forms of corruption, pointing out that the Council of Ministers has identified a number of points that can be held accountable by the Iraqi judiciary in accordance with the Law "Illegal graft" approved by the government recently, The points to be accounted for by the law are "all unless the taxpayer reminds him of a public service on the disclosure form."
Al-Hadithi said during the weekly press briefing yesterday that "the Council of Ministers passed the draft law on" graft ", which comes in line with the government's directions to find an integrated legal system to fight corruption, and continue to fight the scourge and cut off its food and shut down its outlets, Of this serious problem that threatens the Iraqi economy and the structure of the state. "
Al-Hadithi pointed out that the law came as a "complement to the legislative and procedural anti-corruption system and to complement the government's courses of action which guarantee transparency, control and auditing, protect public funds and prevent the possibility of exploiting the job position in achieving or benefiting from the illicit gain to achieve personal benefits and to put those who exploit their jobs In illicit enrichment at the expense of public funds under the charge of legal accountability and prosecution. "
A spokesman for the Prime Minister's Information Office said that the law defines illegal graft as follows:
1. Any money the public service recipient receives because of work, influence, conditions of his job or position or because of the exploitation of any of that.
2. Any money obtained by any natural or juridical person through his complicity with any person charged with a public service.
3 - All that the public service provider did not mention in the form of financial disclosure submitted to him or provided and did not prove to him a legitimate source.
4 - Any increase that occurs due to the assignment of the General Service or his minor children or the guardian or guardian or values ​​when they are not commensurate with their resources and is not justified. Formation of the National Housing Initiative Committee Within the framework of government efforts to support the housing sector, Al-Hadithi confirmed the approval of the Council of Ministers on the formation of the National Housing Initiative Committee headed by Prime Minister Haider Al-Abbadi and the membership of the Minister of Construction and Housing, the Secretary General of the Council of Ministers, The head of the National Investment Authority, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance and the head of the Secretariat of the Higher Coordinating Committee of the Governorates. Al-Hadithi said that the committee will support the Housing Department in carrying out its tasks as follows:  1- Implement public housing projects included in the annual housing plans by the public companies of the ministry and the private and mixed companies. 2. Ensure adequate housing for citizens through the development and implementation of housing policy. 3. The Department of Housing shall be allocated the land belonging to the State required for housing projects and may occupy any land belonging to the State free of charge in coordination with the owner, as well as the acquisition of the real estate needed to achieve its objectives.           4. The National Housing Initiative Committee shall consider cases in which allotment decisions have been issued and the procedures have not been completed. Al-Hadithi confirmed the Cabinet's approval of the recommendations of the National Housing Council, which are as follows: 1 - The distribution of plots of residential land not serviced, covered by the instructions of the Ministry of Construction and Housing and the Municipality of Baghdad with a allowance of 50./. Of the real value, adding that the value of the infrastructure of the plot of residential land serviced by infrastructure and appreciation of the assessment committee formed under the law of sale and lease of state funds in line with the legislative order, which required the Ministry of Enva and the Secretariat of Baghdad distributed plots of residential land within the boundaries of cities and towns between Citizens. 2 - The sale of residential plots divided by the infrastructure (water, sewage networks, electricity, roads) belonging to the municipalities and the Municipality of Baghdad with real allowance, including the value of infrastructure within the project, which is determined by the assessment committee formed in accordance with the provisions of the law of sale and lease of state funds. 3- The trade-off between those covered shall be in accordance with the selection criteria prepared by the Ministry of Construction and Housing and the Municipality of Baghdad in accordance with the regulations prepared by the said Ministry and approved by the Prime Minister   . 5. To encourage ministries and entities not affiliated with the Ministry to allocate plots of land for the purpose of building housing complexes through investment.  6. To maintain the decisions of the Council of Ministers numbered 53 and 168 of 2014 concerning the granting of military personnel, internal security forces and combatant civilians who appear to have great courage or role in operations military piece of residential land 7 - emphasis on the application of the Council of Ministers ' decision included the sale of apartments and legal role of the concern that no longer those operational role or apartments - serve any government facility for the purposes of the relevant department - and is subject to the approval of the owner , provided they do not benefit. 8 - Confirmation of the House of Representatives to repeal the legislative orders 21 and 36 of 2005 on the distribution of residential land plots for the members of the three presidencies. 9. The Ministry of Finance to transfer its share of the orchards to the right holders. 10 - Cancellation of the Council of Ministers' Resolutions No. 39 of 2009, including the allocation of plots of land to members of the permanent government, and 54 of 2009, including the allocation of plots of land for the owners of special grades and general managers, 540 for the year 2013 regarding the sale of plots of land to the imams of mosques in the Shiite and Sunni Waqfin and priests Places of worship in the Office of the Endowments of Christian, Yazid and Sabean-Mandaean Religions. 11. To maintain the distribution of plots of land allocated to the segments covered by legislation in force in accordance with legally prescribed conditions. 12. The distribution of land plots by birth or place of employment shall be for a period not less than five years. 13. The Ministry of Construction and Housing and the Secretariat of Baghdad complete the technical, legal and financial procedures for the implementation of the above. 14- Within two weeks from the date of issue of this resolution, the concerned parties shall hold workshops within the two weeks from the date of issuance of this resolution to the Executive Directors to announce the distributed lands currently available for distribution. Support the Iraqi industry and encourage local product and confirmation of the government 's commitment to revive the industrial sector and the rehabilitation of the Iraqi industry and support the local product, Sabri said , "said the cabinet had previously issued a decision by the state ministries and departments not associated with the Ministry and all the provinces to secure their products and the Ministry of Industry and Minerals and Corporate The Ministry of Industry and Minerals and the public companies of other ministries. " He pointed out that this is a " The federal budget law for the last three years has confirmed that the federal and provincial ministries are committed to buying their products from the federal ministries, provided that the added value of the collected and manufactured products is not less than 25% of the import cost of added value. The prices of local products are higher than their imported counterparts by more than 10%, taking into account the specifications of quality and quality. "The spokesman said," In continuation of this government effort to protect the Iraqi industry, The problem is determined by the Council of Ministers Resolution No. 405 of 2015, as follows: 1. Set a specific relative weight when re-calculating the value added of the product to address the issue of price problems of imported goods competing in the local market resulting from the dumping cases experienced by the Iraqi market currently. 2 - The above mentioned Committee to take the subject of national product similar to the private sector covered by the law of the protection of Iraqi products and in a manner that encourages the private sector through the purchase of the state of its products also  3. The same committee to introduce a new reading of value added to be included in the draft federal budget law for the fiscal year Coming 2018. In the same context related to the stimulation of the Iraqi industry, the Council of Ministers approved the Ministry of Commerce to contract with a specialized company to build a plant production of edible oil and distributed within the ration card items exclusively and under government supervision in order to reduce unemployment and Support the production and the national economy while providing revenues to the Ministry of Commerce provided that the Ministry does not bear any financial costs other than the preparation of the land and the establishment of the plant project on a piece of land in Khor al-Zubayr owned by the General Company for Food Trade  .


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