The ports announce the achievement of more than one trillion Iraqi dinars, tax, customs and safety revenues

The authority stated in a statement that Mawazine News received a copy of, that "despite the closure of the eastern border crossings with Iran for a period of (6 months), work resumed after the closure, and the ports operated two days a week with complete elimination of customs duties for all food and health products, medical supplies, sterilizers and items. The ration card, as well as customs exemptions, as well as the spread of the Corona pandemic, the closure of airports for the same period mentioned, and the closure of the ports of Safwan and the port of Maqal with the State of Kuwait until today, which is considered one of the most important outlets in terms of the value of revenues, but the General Authority of Customs and the Tax Authority have achieved the practice of their work and in joint cooperation with the border ports Revenues amounted to (1,033,017,479,123) one trillion and thirty-three billion and seventeen million four hundred seventy-nine thousand one hundred and twenty-three Iraqi dinars.

The statement added: "They are distributed between customs, security and tax revenues, and these numbers are the result of the supervisory role of the Border Ports Authority as well with all departments operating under force majeure conditions, namely the outbreak of the Corona pandemic and the decline in trade exchange operations."

He emphasized, "The increase in customs, safety and tax revenues for the sea ports in (Umm Qasr, Khor Al Zubair and Abu Flus) and the Executives of Trebil and Al-Qaim for the period from 1/6/2020 until 31/10/2020 when compared to the same period of the year 2019 (after the receipt of the Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazimi) For his functions in administering the government), the customs revenues of the aforementioned ports in the period above for the year 2020 amounted to (320,521,434,000) billion dinars, while in the year 2019 (273,596,027,361) billion dinars, an increase in the year 2020 (46,927) 406,639) billion Iraqi dinars.

He continued: "As for tax revenues, they amounted in 2020 for the same period and outlets above (92,431,959,000) billion dinars, while in 2019 they were (55,809,623,000) billion dinars, an increase in the year 2020 (36 622,336,000) billion Iraqi dinars.

And he added: "As for the deposits that were collected for the same outlets for the period above in the year 2020, they amounted to (85,853,384,000) Iraqi dinars, while in the year 2019 it was (56,115,556,000) Iraqi dinars, with an increase in 2020 29,737,828,000) billion Iraqi dinars.

The authority pointed out, "In total, the customs, securities and tax revenues for the above period and the aforementioned ports for the year 2020 amounted to (498,806,777,000) billion dinars for the same period and ports for the year 2019 (385,519,206,361), an increase in the year 2020 ( 113,287,570,639) billion Iraqi dinars, while the eastern ports were closed for a period of 6 months, after which the exchange resumed two days a week. As for Safwan port with Kuwait, it is closed until now.

She explained, "Among its activities, the Border Ports Authority, in cooperation with the departments operating in it, seized from customs centers and security services for the year 2020 to 11/14/2020, amounting to 2695 offenses that fell under the headings, the most prominent of which is falsification of documents related to customs transactions, execution of arrest of wanted persons to the judiciary and the referral of customs violations to The judiciary, destruction operations, as well as violations were seized after checking the documents from the headquarters of the Commission.

She emphasized, "If the ideal situation had been provided, like previous years without the Corona pandemic, the closure of border ports, the total and partial curfew and the zeroing of most customs duties, the revenues would have been doubled significantly, but despite this, the state’s prestige was imposed and the achievement of distinct revenues in support of the state’s orientations and in fighting financial and administrative corruption. Through the provisions of control and the exercise of its supervisory, audit and security investigation role. 

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Folks, 1 Trillion Dinars is over 839 MILLION USD!  What is the hold up on salaries?