Trade: The stock of the food basket is sufficient until next February

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[size=52]Trade: The stock of the food basket is sufficient until next February[/size]

[size=45]Baghdad / bright news[/size]
[size=45]Yesterday, Tuesday, the Ministry of Commerce confirmed the existence of sufficient stocks of the food basket until next February, pointing to a trend to improve the ration card items after withholding it from non-beneficiaries.[/size]
[size=45]The administrative undersecretary of the ministry, Sattar Al-Jabri, said in a statement to (Al-Mada), that “the distribution of the ration card items is only for those who are eligible.”[/size]
[size=45]And Al-Jabri continued, “There are segments that are not eligible, and a decision was issued by the Council of Ministers and included in the budget law in this regard.”[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out that "the non-included fall into 13 segments, and they are company owners, pharmacists, and those with special degrees and higher salaries, with 5 million immigrants outside Iraq."[/size]
[size=45]And Al-Jabri indicated that “any person who does not receive his share for a period of three to four months is also withheld from him,” stressing that “withholding the card from those who are not eligible will contribute to improving the status of the vocabulary for the rest.”[/size]
[size=45]He stressed, "Those covered by the ration card at the present time number up to 40 million Iraqis," noting that "about 8 to 10 million people are not eligible for it."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Jabri continues, “The number of company owners in the Companies Registrar reaches 82 thousand people, and it is assumed that the card will be withheld from them and their families.”[/size]
[size=45]And he continues, “The recent meetings with Prime Minister Muhammad Shia’a al-Sudani and what was stated in the government curriculum all emphasized the increase and improvement of the ration card items.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Jabri explained, "The committees currently formed are in the process of reviewing the contracts concluded by the Ministry of Commerce, the funds allocated to them, and the price structure."[/size]
[size=45]And he stated, "These committees, after completing this task, will go to increase and improve the food basket and the ration card items."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Jabri pointed out that “the current quota includes 5 items, and one of the proposals is to increase half a kilo of sugar, so that the share of this substance for each person becomes 1.5 kilos per month, and to increase white flour and increase milk for adults, and other proposals under study include the distribution of cleaning powders and infant formula.” ".[/size]
[size=45]He noted, "The Emergency Support for Food Security and Development Law No. (2) of 2022 allocated funds to the Ministry of Commerce to meet the needs for this year."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Jabri talked about “contracting a quantity of 350,000 tons of wheat last week, with the conclusion of another contract in the coming days, in quantities ranging from 300 to 400,000 tons.”[/size]
[size=45]And he stressed, "The total quantities of wheat contracted for are sufficient until the next marketing season, which is in April of 2023."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Jabri explained, "The food basket is available to us, and we are currently starting to distribute the tenth meal, with two portions in our stores that will suffice us until February."[/size]
[size=45]And Al-Jabri concluded, “The right to purchase and dispose of will stop after that, except when the federal budget law for next year is approved, and we look forward to speeding up the vote on the law.”[/size]
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