Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced late Thursday, to postpone the introduction of the new tariff law less than a week after the start of its application, and the eve of the demonstrations in Baghdad and wide, and a number of provinces to protest against corruption and poor services. Ebadi said in a statement that 'face to postpone the introduction of the new tariff until ensure the readiness of all border crossings to enforce the law away from the corruption and double standards'. The federal government began Saturday implement the new tariff law, which imposes a tax increase of imported goods, by between 5 and 30%, under a plan to increase fiscal revenues for the state budget amid popular anger. Abadi decision came after a wave of protests by traders and importers, and rebellion Msoala of Basra province to implement the government decision.
The local government refused to Basra Thursday application of the new tariff law which the central government raised the rate from five to twenty percent after the financial crisis in the country, and considered it 'unjust'.
He said the Basra Governorate Council member Morteza lipodeca Thursday 'we decided not to deal with the new tariff law until the implementation of all the country's ports, including the ports of the Kurdistan region, because it is unjust. "
The decision already Abadi hours demonstrations planned out Friday in Baghdad and the provinces, to protest against poor services and corruption.
Dozens of Iraqis importers, in front of port 'Safwan' west of Basra (southern), which connects the country with the State of Kuwait, on Wednesday to protest against the lifting of the federal government taxes on imported goods, threatening to close the port, if not reverse the government on the application of the new tax law.
The Iraqi Council of Ministers decided tariff are met in all border crossing points, without exception, as well as taxes, including taxes on Kartat mobile phones, cars and sales tax.
The law went into effect on the first of July as part of the austerity measures decided by the Iraqi government, which suffers from a severe financial crisis, the impact of falling oil prices.
Traders and importers and protested the new rates and jammed trucks coming from Kuwait when the perpetrators 'Safwan' and Shalamcheh, which led to a decline in revenues the port is very large.
And the distribution of provincial councils and members of Congress from the province of Basra Thursday to ports for the introduction of goods and trucks according to the previous law, according to lipodeca.
Businessmen and stressed that the decision may cause the escape of importers from the south and north of the country move to outlets that do not apply the new law.
The application of the new tariff to lower revenues, which coincided with demonstrations in Basra and other areas in Iraq in protest at the Tri-quality water and electricity.
It is said that the Kurdistan region, which has a number of ports with Turkey, Iran and enjoys autonomous semi-independent, and the balance of 17 percent of the central government's tax money is not handed over to the state treasury, which he considers unfair Basra officials against them.
And the third largest city of Basra, Iraq is the economic lung Iraq, where has the largest oil wells and export ports located on the Gulf, and the demonstrators who protested took to the streets Saturday to neglect the deteriorating economic situation.
Iraq relies on oil exports to the annual financial revenue by up to 97%, and is seeking through legal legislation package, to the activation of industrial, agricultural and commercial side, so as to ensure the provision of additional financial revenues, along with oil revenues. SOURCE
He said the Basra Governorate Council member Morteza lipodeca Thursday 'we decided not to deal with the new tariff law until the implementation of all the country's ports, including the ports of the Kurdistan region, because it is unjust. "
The decision already Abadi hours demonstrations planned out Friday in Baghdad and the provinces, to protest against poor services and corruption.
Dozens of Iraqis importers, in front of port 'Safwan' west of Basra (southern), which connects the country with the State of Kuwait, on Wednesday to protest against the lifting of the federal government taxes on imported goods, threatening to close the port, if not reverse the government on the application of the new tax law.
The Iraqi Council of Ministers decided tariff are met in all border crossing points, without exception, as well as taxes, including taxes on Kartat mobile phones, cars and sales tax.
The law went into effect on the first of July as part of the austerity measures decided by the Iraqi government, which suffers from a severe financial crisis, the impact of falling oil prices.
Traders and importers and protested the new rates and jammed trucks coming from Kuwait when the perpetrators 'Safwan' and Shalamcheh, which led to a decline in revenues the port is very large.
And the distribution of provincial councils and members of Congress from the province of Basra Thursday to ports for the introduction of goods and trucks according to the previous law, according to lipodeca.
Businessmen and stressed that the decision may cause the escape of importers from the south and north of the country move to outlets that do not apply the new law.
The application of the new tariff to lower revenues, which coincided with demonstrations in Basra and other areas in Iraq in protest at the Tri-quality water and electricity.
It is said that the Kurdistan region, which has a number of ports with Turkey, Iran and enjoys autonomous semi-independent, and the balance of 17 percent of the central government's tax money is not handed over to the state treasury, which he considers unfair Basra officials against them.
And the third largest city of Basra, Iraq is the economic lung Iraq, where has the largest oil wells and export ports located on the Gulf, and the demonstrators who protested took to the streets Saturday to neglect the deteriorating economic situation.
Iraq relies on oil exports to the annual financial revenue by up to 97%, and is seeking through legal legislation package, to the activation of industrial, agricultural and commercial side, so as to ensure the provision of additional financial revenues, along with oil revenues. SOURCE