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Baghdad - Mawazine News
The Council of Ministers decided, during its regular session, today, Tuesday, to increase the total cost of the development road project.
The Prime Minister’s Media Office stated, in a statement received by Mawazine News, that “Today, Tuesday, Al-Sudani chaired the twenty-second regular session of the Council of Ministers, which witnessed the discussion of the general conditions and files related to the progress of the government’s implementation of its program, in various fields, and also witnessed the discussion of topics.” listed on the agenda, and take the necessary decisions thereon.”
Al-Sudani pointed out, “Continuing to send out pilgrims to the Holy House of God with all pride and pride, and it is a source of reassurance that the state agencies will provide this service to our citizens heading to the Holy Land,” indicating that the cost of Hajj for this year has been supported by an amount of 39 billion dinars, from the budget of the Hajj Authority, and the provision of all The necessary requirements for our pilgrims, in addition to securing the best hotels close to the places where rituals are performed, and introducing automation, modern systems, and the electronic passport to ensure smoothness and no delay, in addition to establishing a city for pilgrims and Umrah performers on the land route by one of the donors, to ensure comfort and complete care for our esteemed pilgrims. His Excellency appreciated the efforts The Hajj and Umrah Authority, and its keenness to make the utmost efforts to ensure the comfort of pilgrims, the safety of their stay and arrival, and the performance of rituals in the best condition.”
According to the statement, the Council of Ministers approved the recommendation of the Ministerial Council for the Economy (24139 Q) regarding amending the prices of the white oil product (kerosene) to the price of (global bulletin - 50%), for the operation of investment petrochemical projects, in accordance with the decision of the Ministerial Council for the Economy (230126 Q). The price of the kerosene product, allocated to the asphalt products factory in Nineveh, affiliated with the State Company for Mining Industries, is at a price of (400 dinars per liter), on par with the white elite and dyes factories.
In the same regard, the Council approved the recommendation of the Ministerial Council for the Economy (24145 Q), “and agreed to amend the price The black oil product prepared for the Noura Cement Factory in the Holy Karbala Governorate, affiliated with the Iraqi General Cement Company, one of the formations of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, will become 100 thousand dinars per ton, instead of 150 thousand dinars.
The Council also approved the recommendations of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals (Department of Industrial Development and Organization ), based on the provisions of the Iraqi Products Protection Law (11 of 2010), amended as follows:
1- Imposing an additional customs duty of (50%) of the unit of measurement of the product (paper bags for packing cement imported into Iraq from all countries and origins), for a period of four years. Without discount, and monitoring the local market during the period of application of additional customs duties.
2- The Ministry of Finance/General Authority of Customs applies the additional customs duty for the aforementioned product, and periodically notifies the Department of Industrial Development and Regulation of the quantity of Iraq’s imports of the aforementioned products, the value of the additional customs duties levied on the importer of the foreign product, the importer’s value, the export countries, and the destinations. imported to him.
3- The Ministry of Industry and Minerals takes into account the amount of increase in imports, compared to the previous three years, and explains the ability of the complaining company to fill the market need in a way that ensures that prices do not inflate, and determines the importance of the required protection for the national economy, and the regulatory authorities audit the effects resulting from imposing additional customs protection on the product. The importer, provided that this decision is implemented after (120) days from the date of its issuance.
As part of following up on the implementation of the development road project, the Council of Ministers approved an increase in the reserve ratio for the contract (construction of infrastructure - the first phase - marine excavation and backfilling works - Al-Faw Grand Port) and an increase in the cost of the component (consulting services agreement to supervise the construction of infrastructure - the first phase - excavation and backfilling works) Al-Faw Grand Port), increasing the total cost of the project.
As a result of the urgent humanitarian need, the Council of Ministers approved sending the Ministry of Foreign Affairs aid in the form of medicines to the brotherly Republic of Sudan.
The Council followed up on energy and oil sector projects and took the necessary decisions in this regard, as it agreed to increase the capital of Dhi Qar Oil Company to (1,969,361,610,210 dinars) based on the amended Public Companies Law (22 of 1997), provided that the Ministry of Oil takes the necessary measures for implementation. .
The Council also approved the recommendation of the Ministerial Council for Energy (24041 i) of 2024 regarding approving the amendment of Cabinet Resolution (23303 of 2023) to include the inclusion of the solar energy project, signed between the Ministry of Electricity and the French company Total Energies, using the “Take or Pay” method to purchase available energy. Completely from the station according to the agreed upon contract formula.
Within the electricity sector, the Council approved the following:
1- The Ministry of Electricity shall bear the amount of taxes and fees for the electrical interconnection project between the Republic of Iraq and the Electricity Interconnection Authority of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, and this shall be proven in the contract signed between the two parties.
2- The amount owed by the Ministry of Electricity for payment of the taxes and fees mentioned in the first paragraph above will be considered later, in accordance with the Federal Financial Administration Law (amended 6 of 2019).
The Council also approved the contracting of the Real Estate Bank affiliated with the Ministry of Finance with foreign companies supplying the banking system, as long as the bank is local and the party is foreign and is not prohibited from dealing in US dollars, as an exception to Cabinet Resolution (23545 of 2023).
As part of the Council’s follow-up to complete infrastructure projects and projects to relieve traffic congestion, what was stated in the letter of the Ministry of Construction and Housing regarding removing the conflicts and violations that occurred on the road project linking the Muhammad Al-Qasim Highway and the Kirkuk-Baghdad Road was approved. Passing through the Al-Basateen and Al-Saridat neighborhoods, taking into account the opinion of the Legal Committee in the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, provided that the committee formed regarding the above-mentioned subject completes its procedures within (14) days.
The Council discussed the affairs of the agricultural sector, and approved the summer agricultural plan for the season (2023-2024), according to what was stated in the letter of the Ministry of Agriculture on May 28, 2024, which includes providing water to crops according to instructions, while the Ministry of Water Resources continues its procedures to address violations of water. Rivers, and securing marsh nutrients to reduce the effects of water scarcity on the marsh residents.
Within the framework of development and transportation projects, the Council of Ministers approved increasing the total cost of the project (rehabilitation of the Karbala building at Baghdad International Airport), amending the project to be (rehabilitating Baghdad International Airport), and amending the project implementation agency to become; The Ministry of Transport/General Company for Airports and Air Navigation Management, instead of the Civil Aviation Authority, in implementation of Cabinet Resolution 23689 of 2023, and the inclusion of additional components in the project with a number of (7) components, including runway planning, replacing the aircraft parking system, replacing PAPI structures, and rehabilitating two stations. Rain water, drinking water, heavy water line, the southern station, and pneumatic gel equipment.
In the same context, the Council approved what was recorded in the letter of the Ministry of Transport on May 26, 2024 regarding the cost of the (Basra - Shalamcheh) railway project, and referred the project to a Spanish company.
The Council also followed up on the completion of lagging projects and removed administrative, technical and legal obstacles. In order to preserve public money and provide the integrated service targeted by these projects, the Council approved the following:
1- Increasing the reserve amount and the total cost of the project (Emergency Hospital in Rania/Sulaymaniyah).
2- Increasing the reserve amount and the total cost of the project (Diwaniyah sewerage project - second phase).
The Council also considered a number of topics presented on the agenda, and took the appropriate decisions in their regard, as follows:
1- Approval of the minutes of the meeting related to the issue of the salaries of workers in the security company charged with providing security and protection for Baghdad International Airport, Business Intel, and correcting its legal status.
2- Approval of the approval of Recommendation No. (3) stated in the minutes of the Diwani Order Committee (24130) regarding amending Council of Ministers Resolution (185 of 2021) and excluding part of the plot of land numbered (11/2097, District 18 of Amiriya), whose ownership belongs to the Ministry of Higher Education and Research. Al-Alami/University of Baghdad, with an area of (122 dunams) located between the two properties numbered (11/7 and 13, District 18 Amiriya), whose ownership belongs to the National Investment Authority, from Council of Ministers Resolution (185 of 2021), transferring its ownership to the National Investment Authority and compensating the university. mentioned above in the same area.
3- Amending Paragraph (2) of Council of Ministers Resolution No. (24355 of 2024) to become: Transferring the remaining and surplus capacity of Al-Nahrain Company, using the public tender method, to the printing houses of the public and private sectors, at a rate of (50%) for each, provided that a schedule is allowed to be given. Or two schedules with a value not exceeding (4) billion dinars for one company, according to the price offer or production capacity.
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