Customs tariffs the necessity of the application and the fear of price increases between

Customs tariffs the necessity of the application and the fear of price increases between



BAGHDAD / Qais chopsticks Photo / Mahmoud Raouf

According to many specialists and researchers in the field of economic and financial to any country in the world are exposed to (dumping commodity Various) because of the lack of control on the border and the absence of a system of customs tariff system and application safety and quality of goods entering the country, and is the application of the introduction of the customs tariff would limit the entry of goods shoddy Origin and will be directed traders to look for good goods with specifications and standards adopted in all countries of the world, but will contribute to the organization of the national economy and policy-making Kmarkip clearly defined to protect the domestic consumer first, and then achieve both sides of the equation, namely the merchant and the consumer, who discuss about the mechanisms regulating the business process according to economic principles valid within everyone's rights.
Many questions looking for answers
Expert Abdul Khaliq said that the law alone can not advancement in both the industrial and agricultural needs to other laws and regulations are complementary to ensure the development of those sectors and work properly, and did not take the law into account the interest in the agricultural sector through agricultural calendar that determine the times of the import of agricultural products in the seasons of scarcity, including entry in the time provided by the local product, which contributes to the development of the agricultural sector and development and raise its ability to compete with the imported product, as many wonders of researchers and professionals about the importance of the objective of the application of the law to impose new customs tariff announced by the Council of Ministers recently .. Asks Abdul Khaliq what Objective The objective of the imposition of customs tariff new?, Is to maximize the revenue of the state or for the protection of the local product?, Is it expected to increase the general level of prices and on all goods, noting that the Iraqi market relies heavily on the imported product, especially for food items, adding questionably what plans and procedures to cope with rising prices and the impact on the poor class?, Is there the ability of the industrial and agricultural sectors to meet the market need? , Is there a product's ability to compete on the local market need and filling .. Is contrary to the issuance of the law with the current negotiations for Iraq's accession to the WTO and stop the issuance of the law?, Whether it is appropriate with the failure of Iraqi industry and the existence of the problems facing the agricultural sector Kahh water and Almmlouhh, whether contrary to this law with other laws as a law of Investment No. 13, and is contributing to this law in reducing the phenomenon of dumping the commodity against Iraq by neighboring countries?
Implementation of the resolution will happen confusing and expensive
Economic expert Fadil Ramadan (range) believes that the Iraqi economy is in a state of chaos and confusion to the lack of economic policies, deliberate, and left things to traders and importers of this chaos we see the market saturated with cool types of origins of goods and various goods and this is the ultimate depletion of the economy, the family and the damage to the Status Citizen of living, from buying a washing machine tray stop working after two or three months will have to buy another, at a time when the electrical goods Japanese or European we sold in the markets of bale that we receive from the Gulf states, which is imported only from the origins of solid and are used for years.
Ramadan expressed the belief that the implementation of this resolution currently happen confusing and expensive in price, because of the lack of infrastructure for local production, both in the public sector or the private and the fact that these sectors are not able to fill the void, calling for stakeholders seeking to promote industries, various Iraqi and development of agricultural production until it reaches markets into a state of self-sufficiency, and when it can be applied to a system of customs tariffs will be the consumer a choice and is not forced to teams in the prices of goods and commodities imported or domestic.
Economic parliamentary: the law excludes food
Economic Committee in the House of Representatives, announced the application of the law of customs tariff rate of 20% beginning next year, noting that the law will exclude food. Said committee member Rep. Nora Albjara in an earlier statement that "the customs tariff law will be initiated apply early next year, but will be applied 20% from the beginning of 2014, and added Albjara that activation of this law would best benefit the country economically, pointing out that the law will exclude food only, as it would encourage the local industry to compete with imported materials, the government had announced previously Amadaha to the application of the customs tariff law gradually according to a timetable specific, and confirmed that the law will include some of the goods.
Implementation of the resolution is not possible
Citizen Jassim Hassan shopkeeper in Baghdad indicates (range) that the government declares that from time to time on the application of the customs tariff law which confuses the commercial street types, and to my knowledge, the merchant importer pays large sums for workers at border crossing points in order to facilitate the passing of his goods, although having all the required documents from the importer for the purpose of the introduction of the goods, questionably good work you do or the implementation will be carried out in this period? This means as described by Hassan (ignite the market) which means that the implementation of this resolution happen upheaval big in the market, especially that all importers had previously been imported materials, especially the movement of the market stagnate significant because of the instability of the situation politically, security and other things that make the market unstable and durable, Hassan also wonder: Is the decision will be implemented with the start of the campaign, making the market (burning), according to his opinion?!
Mechanism for the implementation of resolution at border crossing points
Merchant Ahmed al-Azzawi, wondering about the mechanism of the implementation of resolution across all border crossing points? Indicating (range) to the border crossing points vary between port and the last, you will be charged customs tariffs at border crossing points to the Kurdistan region of tariff itself first? Secondly, you will pay the fees through the circuit specialized in obtaining fees and do not pay any other amounts in border crossings, which are originally lies not control them by imposing (divisor kinder), according to al-Azzawi, which spanned several decades in the country in a critical period for those who take bribes in the era eighties?. Demanding that have specialized in the preparation of Alqguanann and other specialists in this field and the actual real stand on all sectors and agencies that implement this decision, but an invitation to merchants and others trading in matters relating to the importation.
There is not a complete infrastructure
Economic expert Hussein Yasiri pointed (range) that the application of the customs tariff law has aspects of both positive and negative, as the law requires globally for two reasons: first, to get additional revenue, and the second to protect the productive sectors in the state, particularly agriculture and industry as well as the presence of a third reason for Iraq It is in order to enter the World Trade Organization, where the state must negotiate with the organization at the level of the drawing Alkmarki imposed, since the level should be in the range of zero to 80 percent, which is lower than the level of taxes in China, which up to a ratio of 115 percent, which you can protect agriculture and industry. Yasiri pointed out that the issue in the country to take other dimensions and that the negative effects of it concentrated in that we are still working the law of the customs tariff of 1984, a law that is very old has not been updated, with different day of imported goods and the forms and types and classes and their contents from those that existed in 1984, as well as that there was no infrastructure for integrated recognition Customs Customs Department itself in the sense they do not have the Angels and the capabilities and expertise needed to implement this law. He Yasiri lack of a suitable platform for the implementation of the resolution, we have no agriculture or industry, local, and therefore what will protect this law, in the sense that it came out of the blue, pointing out that "activate the law will lead to higher prices for imported goods, which will be sensed by the citizen in the near future, where will decrease the level of income without any real action to protect agriculture and industry.

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