Basra ports revenue decline and the closure of Shalamcheh port after the application of the customs

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Basra ports revenue decline and the closure of Shalamcheh port after the application of the customs

by day dreamer Wed 05 Aug 2015, 10:39 pm

08/06/2015 (00:01 pm) -

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Basra / long-Presse

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A commission of border crossings in the House of Basra on Wednesday, a decline of Basra ports revenues after the application of the customs tariff, and confirmed that the Shalamcheh port was closed after traders refused to use it, as called for an examination of the new law.
The Chairman of the Committee of border crossings in the Council Morteza lipodeca in an interview to the "long-Presse", that "Basra ports revenues began to decline significantly," noting that "Shalamcheh port has been closed since the first of the father of the reluctance of traders with him because of the application of the customs tariff".
Lipodeca added that "the Safwan border port revenue was on the last day of the month of July is one billion and 52 million dinars," noting that "income now is 43 million dinars in four days."
Lipodeca and she pointed out that "the port Safwan border revenue was on the last day of the month of July is one billion and 52 million dinars. Now, its revenue 43 million dinars for a period of four days," pointing out that "the port of Umm Qasr North Van reflected in the last day of July is two billion and 380 million dinars, while revenues have fallen dramatically since the first of August. "
Lipodeca and he called for "the study of law and know the effects on the national economy."
Dozens of merchants, protested yesterday, in front of the port Safwan border province of Basra to protest the application of customs tariff, as called for implementation of resolution on all ports or canceled, threatened to close the port in the event of non-implementation of their demands.
The Association of Customs, announced Monday (August 3, 2015), start applying the tariff law on goods entering Iraq, indicating that it agreed with the Kurdistan region on the application of the law and the unification of Alkmarki work, while economic Parliamentary Committee promised that the law is an important step to re-strengthen the joints of the state and the protection of the product National, Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister promised, that the non-application of any border port customs violates national sovereignty.
And decided the Ministry of Finance in March 2015, start implementing the customs end of June tariff after for 2014 past, more than once because of the demand by some countries and traders to activate the new tariff law after it was canceled the old Thread law by the civil governor of Iraq after 2003, Paul Bremer and which provides for the payment of a five percent tax on all goods imported from outside the country.

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