The Iraqi government takes new decisions

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The Iraqi government takes new decisions

by Rocky Tue 17 Jan 2023, 11:05 am

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TUE, 01-17-2023, PM 6:27
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Today, Tuesday, Prime Minister Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani chaired the third regular session of the Council of Ministers. It witnessed the discussion of the overall general situation in the country, the discussion of issues and files on the agenda and the issuance of decisions in their regard.
At the beginning of the session, Al-Sudani reviewed his official visit to the Federal Republic of Germany, and its most important outputs. His Excellency stressed the government's seriousness in implementing the memorandums of understanding concluded, and the important paragraphs they contained that will contribute to developing the electricity sector and addressing the problems that the electricity system suffers from.
The Council of Ministers continued to discuss its issues. In the file of contractors with state ministries, and in continuation of the previous directives of the Prime Minister regarding resolving this file, the Council of Ministers approved the Ministry of Finance creating titles and job grades within the departments and formations budget, according to the details shown in the books of the Ministry of Finance, to install contractors before October 2, 2019, on the permanent staffing, among the operational or planning expenses for each formation.
And in implementation of the continuous directives of the Prime Minister in caring for the components in Iraq, and in response to what was stated in the ministerial curriculum of the government, the Council of Ministers issued a decision obligating ministries and agencies not associated with a ministry And all government institutions to compensate job grades for the movement of owners from the Christian component of the sons of the same component exclusively And other minorities, each according to its region, provided that the Federal Service Council undertakes to ensure the implementation of the decision in coordination with the aforementioned authorities by duly announcing these grades.
With the aim of achieving speedy completion of service projects implemented by the engineering and service effort team in unserved and populated areas, the Council of Ministers has approved the following
: Instructions for implementing government contracts (2 of 2014), instructions for implementing the federal general Budget in force, and what is required to implement work for various projects in the municipalities, water, sewage, electricity, education, health and any other works, for the purpose of achieving speedy completion and flexibility in implementing those projects.
2- Authorizing the service and engineering effort team to directly implement and divide one work for projects to develop the targeted shops, neighborhoods and streets until the end of 2023.
And based on the directives of the Prime Minister, which he emphasized earlier, regarding activating the electronic payment process in all aspects of our lives, due to its high level of protection and security, its shortening of time and effort, and its contribution to revitalizing the economy, the Cabinet approved the recommendation of the Ministerial Council of Economy which stipulated the following:
1- The Central Bank of Iraq facilitates the procedures for granting licenses to collect bank cards using points of sale (POS), and reduces commissions on banks and entities that use these devices.
2- Oblige all governmental, non-governmental and mixed departments, trade unions, associations and all centers in which amounts are collected to open bank accounts and provide point-of-sale devices for electronic payment (POS), pay by bank cards to collect money and to enable those who wish to pay with cards, while maintaining cash receipt together.
3- Obligating all private schools, universities, private colleges, and fuel processing stations of all types and locations throughout Iraq to open bank accounts and provide point-of-sale devices for electronic payment (POS), payment by bank cards to collect money and to enable those who wish to pay with cards, while maintaining the Cash Receipt along with linking the renewal of work permits and the granting of licenses to practice the profession through the provision of these devices.
4- Obligating all commercial centers and stores of all kinds, restaurants, pharmacies, private medical clinics, stores, all retail and wholesale marketing outlets and licensed services that require payment for their interest within the boundaries of the municipality of Baghdad and the centers of the governorates and districts throughout Iraq, to open bank accounts and provide point-of-sale devices for electronic payment (POS). Payment by bank cards to collect money and to enable auditors wishing to pay with cards, while maintaining cash receipt along with linking the renewal of work licenses and granting licenses to practice the profession through the availability of these devices.
5- All governmental and private banks provide point-of-sale devices for electronic payment (POS), payment by bank cards to the aforementioned entities and other customers to collect money electronically and throughout Iraq.
6- Exempting contracts and importing electronic payment and collection devices (points of sale (POS) devices, and automated teller machines (ATMs), related to payment and collection systems with bank cards, from customs fees and taxes in all forms, and this is included in the federal budget for the year 2023.
7- Exempting all electronic payment transactions (POS) from taxes.
8- It will be implemented as of June 1, 2023.
The Council of Ministers approved the recommendation of the Ministerial Council of Economy regarding postponing the collection of customs duties for goods and imported goods in the name of ministries and entities not associated with a ministry. Where it was agreed to postpone the collection of customs duties for imported goods and commodities in the name of ministries and entities not associated with a ministry, including the Military Industrialization Authority (exclusively), unless the contract stipulates that the exporter bears those fees, taking into account the following conditions:
1- The letter addressed to the Ministry of Finance / General Authority for Customs must be signed by the Minister or the authorized representative of the Minister.
2- That the amount of the contract will be allocated in the federal general budget of the Republic of Iraq.
3- The postponement includes imported materials and goods that are not protected by the Iraqi Products Protection Law (11 of 2010), and the agricultural calendar that covers the actual needs of the country.
4- The competent sectoral authorities prepare lists of national commodities and products that are sufficient to meet the local need and provide the Ministry of Finance / General Authority for Customs with the lists on a regular basis every month.
5- Reconsider the postponement (every six months).
In the same context, the Council of Ministers agreed to amend Cabinet Resolution (65 of 2022) regarding imported goods for the public and private sectors that are exempt from fees at border crossings, according to the following

:
An investigative team of the general managers of the legal departments or whomever is authorized by them on behalf of (the National Investment Commission, the Federal Bureau of Financial Supervision, and the Government Contracts Department in the Ministry of Planning, and they meet at the headquarters of the General Authority of Customs headed by the representative of the Bureau of Financial Supervision), which is responsible for checking all exemption requests and referring them to the General Authority for Customs To take the necessary action according to the approved contexts, and to adopt government e-mail in correspondence, provided that each request is settled within a week from the date of its receipt by the committee.
2- Amending Paragraph (5) of the Resolution to become as follows:
(The aforementioned audit team, in conjunction with the Investigation and Anti-Smuggling Department of the General Authority for Customs, is authorized to follow up on the exempted materials for the beneficiaries and not to leak them to the local markets).
The Council of Ministers discussed other issues on the agenda, and issued the following decisions:
First / The Ministry of Justice undertakes contracts with the Police Martyrs Fund in the Ministry of Interior, and specialized companies in the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, to equip the Notary Public and Real Estate Registration Departments with security agencies and real estate bonds, provided that The amounts achieved from the contract are paid after the budget is approved, and the financial allocation is available and confirmed. with the concluded contract.
Second / Approval of the recommendation of the Diwani Affairs Committee (22380), which was composed to follow up on the implementation of the ministerial curriculum (Paragraph I-13) specifically, according to the following:
- Emphasis on the right of all parties duly Registered in the Independent High Electoral Commission to exercise their constitutional political activities and activities in the region and all governorates in accordance with the law
Third/
1- The Ministry of Planning calculates the completed workloads for the project to buy modern aircraft to Boeing, and informs the Ministry of Finance of launching and financing the necessary amounts for that.
2- The Ministry of Finance will include the project's allocations within the draft federal budget law for the fiscal year 2023/2023.
Fourth / Approval of canceling paragraph (2) of Cabinet Resolution (369 of 2021), and re-linking (the Department of Reservoirs and Fields Development, and the Department of Petroleum Contracts and Licenses) to the Federal Ministry of Oil, based on the decision of the Federal Supreme Court.
Fifth / Financing the Iraqi Media Network with an amount of (7) billion dinars from the Ministry of Finance, according to the mechanism followed by Cabinet Resolution (15 of 2022), and the amount is funded by the Office of the Prime Minister.
Sixth / Approval of the draft law on the accession of the Republic of Iraq to the basic system of food security, which entered into force on February 19, 2018, and referring it to the House of Representatives based on the provisions of Articles (61/ item first, and 80 / item second) of the constitution.
Seventh / Approving the secondment of the services of the Director of the Information and Communications Technology Department in the Oil Marketing Company (one of the formations of the Ministry of Oil), to work in OPEC to occupy the position of (Director of the Information Services Department, Grade B) for a period of two years, renewable for a period of one year as a maximum, according to the provisions of Article (38) of the amended Civil Service Law (24 of 1960), and Resolution No. (1626 of 1983), provided that the beneficiary shall bear the payment of all its financial dues during the secondment period.
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