2023-09-09 15:58:12
September 9, 2023
Baghdad/Al-Masala Al-Hadath: Finance Minister Taif Sami confirmed that the salaries of new appointees and contracts will be released this month after checking the names and numbers.
The Media Department of the House of Representatives said in a statement received by Al-Masala, that the Finance Committee, headed by Atwan Al-Atwani and in the presence of its members, hosted Taif Sami, Minister of Finance, today.
She added that the meeting discussed a number of topics, including electronic collection of customs and taxes, discussion of the Kurdistan region’s allocations in the federal budget, job grades and contracts in the budget, as well as financing the provinces and instructions for implementing the budget.
The Chairman of the Committee confirmed, according to the statement, that the Finance Committee’s work does not end with the approval of the general budget, but rather its work continues to follow up on issuing budget implementation instructions to solve all problems, if any.
The statement continued that the Minister of Finance provided a detailed explanation of the tax and customs file and the importance of implementing electronic automation to facilitate financial transactions, eliminating rampant corruption among customs and tax departments, and the lack of infrastructure at border crossings that accommodate modern devices for electronic connectivity, in addition to the need to approve new legislation and amend laws. So we can implement automation.
The Minister stated that the Ministry has contracted with a private company to automate all border crossings regarding customs. As for the tax system, the Ministry is now training employees in cooperation with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund on modern systems for calculating and collecting taxes.
She confirmed that the salaries of new appointees and contracts will be released this month after checking the names and numbers.
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