Saturday 4 January 2014

The Application of The Customs Tariff Law With The Beginning of The New Year

Iraq included among economies because of its reliance monounsaturated which is almost to be fully on one source of income in the formation of the national oil is. Despite the efforts being made ​​to develop other sectors such as agriculture and industry, the contribution to the national income is still negligible contribution. 

One of the biggest obstacles to the advancement of the industrial and agricultural sectors opening up the Iraqi market without controls as part of a free economy, which was officially adopted by the Iraqi state.  inflicted and the flow of goods and cheap goods, including extensive damage to the rest of the industry and local agriculture. National product remained without protection against the competition of imported goods which have various forms of support in their own countries.  prepared about this situation three years ago, the customs tariff law was intended to regulate the indiscriminate import and find the source of flows into the state treasury revenues are important.

But the lack of infrastructure and the necessary mechanisms for the application of the customs tariff law imposing postponed to early 2014. Radio Free Iraq met a spokesman for the Ministry of Planning Abdul-Zahra al-Hindawi, who explained that the customs tariff law enters into force starting from the second of January 2014 inclusive in its first phase, 106 commodities are not necessary, such as smoke, alcoholic beverages and other goods can be indispensable consumer in contrast to the food. was also considered a spokesman for the Ministry of Planning said the Iraqi house generally completed outfitted with durable goods and household appliances, it is possible to impose customs fees reasonable on these imports. 

Hindawi explained that the stage The second application of the customs tariff law covering all goods and commodities that enter the Iraqi market, without specifying the date of commencement of this phase, noting that Iraq may be the only country in the world without controls Kmarkip despite his need them and provided these fees from the revenue to the state treasury. 

Professor of economics at the University of Mustansiriya Abdul Rahman al-Mashhadani accept the damage caused by the opening of the market in Iraq without controls in agriculture until we become import celery, onions and national industry despite the fact that these sectors provide employment opportunities for the majority of the workforce, but that the agricultural sector in some developing countries contributes to the run up to another 30 percent of the labor workforce. 

Ruled Mashhadani contribute customs tariff law as the percentage of the current supplement state treasury revenues mission or support agricultural and industrial sectors, noting that tariffs, which average 15 percent increase Treasury revenues from fees and taxes customs than one billion to three billion dollars annually, a figure that does not mean a lot in a country like Iraq budget of $ 130 billion. 

Also, this ratio does not provide adequate protection for agriculture and local industry but predicted Mashhadani lead law enforcement to the high prices and download categories, low-income and poorer segments of the burden of the increase in prices. 

Scheduled to provide the Ministry of Finance a detailed report to the Council of Ministers within three months of the application of the customs tariff law shows the progress of its implementation and the obstacles encountered in order to find solutions to overcome them. contributed to the preparation of this report, Radio Free Iraq correspondent in Baghdad, Ghassan Ali.

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