The request of the Minister of Economy from the Speaker of the Parliament / Secretariat of the Free Zones to be transferred to the President

According to the economic correspondent of Fars News Agency, the Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance wrote a letter to the Speaker of the Parliament regarding the decision of the Budget Consolidation Commission to transfer the managerial powers, structure and structure of the Secretariat to the Minister of Economy and the implementation of VAT law.

Seyyed Ehsan Khandouzi on March 28, 2009 considered the decision of the Joint Commission in paragraph H of Note 18 against the opinion of the Cabinet and believes that he does not consider this issue in the interest of the country and insists on returning the representatives to the provisions of the budget bill. In addition, it referred the representatives to the permanent law on the implementation of VAT to prevent the approval of this tax base for free and special economic zones.

The text of the Minister’s letter reads: The Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, which is against the opinion of the esteemed government board. In the current situation, I do not think it is in the best interest of the country and it insists on approving the text of the government bill on this issue. “Also, regarding the application or non-application of VAT in free zones, it is suggested that the position of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance be conveyed to the prominent members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly.”

The Minister of Economy called for the return of the Secretariat of the Supreme Council of Free Zones under the presidency.

According to Fars, the representatives of the Budget Consolidation Commission of 1401 deleted the government’s proposed clause to transfer the secretariat of the council to the presidency, and ignoring all the permanent rules and laws and the founding law, left all executive, managerial, structural and organizational powers to the minister. They put the economy.

Pursuant to paragraph H of Note 18 of the approvals of the Compilation Commission, it was stated: کلیه Assets done. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance is obliged to establish the organizational structure of the Secretariat of the Supreme Council of Free Trade, Industrial and Special Economic Zones within three months after the adoption of this law and in accordance with Article 23 of the Sixth Five-Year Plan for Economic, Social and Cultural Development of the Islamic Republic of Iran. “Organize under this ministry and submit it to the Cabinet for approval.”

Free zones play an irreplaceable role in the global economy, and about half of world trade takes place through them. What is certain is that there are specific functions for the development of these areas, which include production, services, knowledge, investment, new and advanced technologies. About 30 years have passed since the establishment of free trade zones in our country, and their performance is considered unsatisfactory, as it has not been able to achieve its goals and functions.

In recent years, economic and social phenomena such as tax evasion, smuggling and its entry into the mainland, unproductive activities and brokerage through rent information and other items, have reduced production and employment and turned these areas into a dock for foreign consumer goods. Is. At the same time, the development of infrastructure and the reduction of deprivation and other issues should not be overlooked, but in the end, they have not had a satisfactory performance.

With all these interpretations, the representatives of the Majlis, with the aim of promoting accountability, transparency in processes, supervision and efficiency, passed a decree that has many ambiguities and objections and can not have the desired effect.

In this regard, Aristotle, an expert at the Center for Parliamentary Research, states: Will have.

He states: In the general policies of the country’s legislative system, several tasks were assigned to the country’s legislative system. Based on expert opinions in law-making, evaluating the impact of their implementation, stability and long-term and national view in law-making, coherence of laws, transparency in law-making has been violated, so it can be documented in paragraph 1 of Article 110 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic. Considered contrary to the general policies of the system.

Also, Ahmad Jamali, Deputy Minister of Economy of the Secretariat of the Supreme Council of Free and Special Economic Zones, told Fars: Free zones were not supposed to be tools, but should be a model for development and governance so that if they function well, they would be at the same time a link with the international economy.

“Objectives such as exports, imports, social issues, culture, production, employment, economic policies should be in the hands of the regions, and mainland policies should not be generalized to these regions,” he said. Free zones must be independent. The Ministry of Economy is a large body responsible for coordinating the country’s economic policies with a wide range of subdivisions. .

The economic deputy of the Secretariat of the Supreme Council of Free Zones states: with the model followed by the parliament, it is better not to have free zones and nothing will be left of it. Because the solution to improve oversight is not to define it as a subdivision of a ministry. The Secretariat presented its proposed model to the relevant parliamentary committees and government officials in order to improve efficiency, effectiveness, transparency and oversight. Decision-making, decision-making, policy-making, program implementation exercised better oversight through this council.

According to Fars, if the MPs insist on increasing the supervision and accountability of these areas, instead of half-hearted and incomplete and pragmatic provisions in the one-year temporary law, in the form of a bill or plan and the like, to take an expert and fundamental action on this issue. Give.

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