Baghdad – IA – Wissam Al-Mulla
The General Authority of Customs announced today, Thursday, that customs revenues exceeded one trillion dinars during 7 months of the current year 2024, indicating that it is about to implement real reform measures that will positively affect the level of revenues.
The head of the authority, Hassan Al-Ugaili, told the (INA): “Customs revenues during the year 2022 were 807 billion dinars, and in 2023 revenues rose to one trillion and 33 billion, an increase of 28%. As for the current year 2024 and until last July, revenues reached One trillion and 145 billion dinars.
He pointed out, “The Authority hopes that revenues will reach 2 trillion dinars by the end of this year, although the current percentage is still below the level of ambition,” stressing that “The Authority is about to implement real customs reform measures that will positively affect the level of revenues.”
Al-Ugaili added, “The estimated amount of the authority’s revenues in the budget is 2 trillion dinars, and we are on track to reach it by the end of the year.”