The closure of some rocks due to the recession
Stone industry activist: How does the government raise taxes when production is halted and workshops go bankrupt?
According to the International Stone Exhibition of Iran, a stone industry activist described the market situation as stagnant and said that the problem of the stone mills has become too great. The market has been stagnant for over a year now and construction is failing so we have lost our customers.
Alireza Haj Barat added: Twenty-four people used to work in our workshop, but now we have six workers, and those six have no economic justification and we still have to reduce the number of workers in the mine. There are also these problems.
He described the stone producers on the verge of bankruptcy and said: "The economic situation now is such that even our checks are returned and we are unable to meet our financial obligations."
"In these conditions, taxes are constantly rising," he said. How does the government raise taxes when production is stopped and workshops go bankrupt?
"Our travertine is the most valuable stone in the world, but there is so much trouble in export work that we are not going to export," said Ali Reza Haj Barat, explaining the reasons for the manufacturers' reluctance to export.
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