Side of the city of Arbil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq ........Long-Presse / Arbil The Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, said on Wednesday that the tax established by the Government of the Territory on imported agricultural products to Kurdistan during the last four months profit of about 52 billion Iraqi dinars, and while confirming that the amount was converted to calculate the Government of the Territory. The Agriculture Ministry said in a statement received (range Press), a copy of it, that "the Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources Abdul Sattar Majeed met, today, with a follow-up committee peasants in the office of the ministry problems," indicating that "the total tax on agricultural products imported to the Kurdistan region, amounted to During the past four months 51 billion and 288 million and 550 thousand dinars. "
The ministry added that "the amount was converted to calculate the Kurdistan Regional Government to support farmers to increase their agricultural products," pointing out that "the tax put on imported agricultural products is applied for the first time by the Ministry of Agriculture within the cabin eighth of the Government of the Territory's decision." Specialists believe that the import of agricultural products of various kinds from outside the Kurdistan region has hurt the agricultural sector in the region.
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The ministry added that "the amount was converted to calculate the Kurdistan Regional Government to support farmers to increase their agricultural products," pointing out that "the tax put on imported agricultural products is applied for the first time by the Ministry of Agriculture within the cabin eighth of the Government of the Territory's decision." Specialists believe that the import of agricultural products of various kinds from outside the Kurdistan region has hurt the agricultural sector in the region.
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