Experts: infrastructure, border ports development operations reduces corruption and increases the co

Experts: infrastructure, border ports development operations reduces corruption and increases the collection of customs funds


 Baghdad / Ibrahim Ibrahim

Specialists in economic affairs pointed to the necessity of activating the law of border crossings more broadly , without restrictions or conditions, calling on the government to focus on the fight against financial and administrative corruption rampant in the customs institutions by modernizing its infrastructure in fits with the economic development of the country.

The economist said Mohamed Abdel Latif al - Ani , in an interview for "term" that " the financial crisis experienced by the government forced it to activate some of the other resources such as funds generated as a result of the application of the customs tariff law."
He added that " the previous big budgets obtained by successive governments have wasted investment without increasing the multiplicity of other financial resources that could contribute to reducing the deficit suffered by the proportion of the state treasury."
Ani said that " the past few months have seen a good increase in the proportion of the collection of funds from the border crossing points due to the focus of the federal government to fight corruption gangs controlling most of the checkpoints of customs."
And that " the establishment of a fixed system of custom can contribute to the rebuilding of many cities that have the border crossing points without resorting to the annual federal government money."
For his part , announced the Minister of Finance Agency Abdul Razzaq al- Issa, rising Iraqi customs revenues to more than 109 billion dinars.
According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance received the "long" version of it, that "the Minister of Finance Agency, said during chairing a meeting to discuss the strategy of the federal budget, that the rise in the total customs revenue for the month of April to more than one hundred and nine billion dinars, compared to the forty - three billion a month the same from last year , "he said, adding that it" marks the success of the government 's drive in the adoption of non - oil resources in support of the federal budget. "
He said during the meeting , which was attended by representatives of ministries and a number of members of the House of Representatives, "The Ministry of Finance is going on according to two parallel tracks and increase relate to the revitalization of the state 's non - oil resources and the fight against corruption and surround all attempts to tamper with public money."
In turn , an economist Uday Abdul Amir Amer said in an interview for "term" that " the government delayed a lot in the process of applying the customs tariff law , which is the financial nerve president supplement the general budget funds outside the oil framework process."
He added that " the money Almjbah through customs, is considered an important economic resource that must be activated by operations on the Elimination of financial and administrative corruption rampant in the internal border crossings and checkpoints established customs since almost a year."
And that "there is a clear and simple equation in the process of collecting money in customs is upwards against the activation of counter - corruption laws sweeping government institutions and private border crossing points."
Amer said that " the intersection of laws between the federal government and local governments in the provinces , which has outlets border hindered the application of customs tariff law process which led to the waste of money and Almjbah worth billions of dinars annually."
Amer pointed to " the need to develop the infrastructure of border ports , according to international standards that will facilitate the electronic collection operations, as in the countries of the region that share a land or sea borders with Iraq."
He stressed that " the financial crisis experienced by the country as a result of low global oil prices prompted the government to implement the tariff law rapidly to increase financial revenue , which is witnessing a clear deficit."
The Finance Committee of the Sub-Customs and emanating from the Parliamentary Finance Committee, examined the causes of corruption rampant in the General Authority for Customs and ways to eliminate it.
A statement by the Sub-Commission received the "long" version of it, that " the committee met under the chairmanship of MP Faleh in force, and examined the rampant corruption in the General Authority for Customs and ways to eliminate what caused the decline in other state total revenue."

The statement added that the Committee had "taken during the meeting , several resolutions , including hosting the President of the General of Customs and divine officials and field visits to border ports to see where the flaw."
It was the Presidency of the Council of Representatives member Hamoudi, called last month, the Council of Ministers to accelerate to take firm and quick decisions to end the problem of the scourge of the administrative and financial widespread corruption outlets border, expressing his opinion that he is not a solution to the face of the corruption of customs , but a bold decision and the firm has been long overdue. "
The Commission General Customs announced on Monday May 22, 2017, rising revenues to more than 96 billion dinars during the month of April, indicating that revenues increased by about 66 billion dinars than it was for the same month of the year Almadi.oukalt body in a statement "term" received a copy of it, " the total revenues of the Authority for the month of Nice That of the year 2017 amounted to 109 billion and 673 million and 415 thousand and 275 dinars , "She added that" the amount realized for the same month last year amounted to 43 billion and 581 million and 977 thousand and 624 dinars , "adding that" the increase in total revenue for the month of April 2017, what was it for the same month last year amounted to 66 billion and 91 million and 437 thousand and 651 dinars. "
the customs administration announced on Sunday (April 2, 2017), high financial revenue for the port of Safwan in March to more than 20 billion dinars.
General Authority for Customs and the fulfillment of customs duties on imported goods according to the categories established in the customs tariff.
The Iraqi Ports Directorate has revealed, in (January 29, 2016), for the decline in commercial traffic and the movement of ports after the application of the customs tariff in the southern ports law, and while denied management of border crossing points Directorate points obtaining tariff in the exits of the region, the Finance Committee in the Parliament refused to comply with traders and excluded from the law, calling for the application of "justice , " according to the General budget law.
The Iraqi Council of Ministers has decided in the (13 December 2015), the introduction of points in the approved border ports shall check and make sure the customs tariff are met, and the introduction of standardization of points of quality control.
The Prime Minister, Haider al - Abadi announced on Thursday the (6 August 2015), the postponement of the introduction of the new customs tariff, attributing this to ensure the readiness of the border outlets to apply them away from "corruption and double standards."


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