The dilemma of livelihood and health is wrong
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The head of the Iran-China Chamber of Commerce, noting that the choice between livelihood and public health is not a dilemma, said: "We need to think of a way to address both issues, not to sacrifice one for the other."
According to the Iran International Stone Fair, Majid Reza Hariri said about the effects of the Corona virus on the country's economy: "If we look at this issue from the people's point of view, they expect more support, as in other countries, governments support the people." They have provided free grants and cash resources for wage earners because it is very important for day laborers or seasonal workers.
He said that in our country, it may be necessary to provide cash assistance to support these workers, adding that cash and gratuitous assistance is not approved and accepted by the authorities due to inflation, but it may be necessary to provide additional inflation. In the short term, to support the people, especially the seven deciles of society, to accept them, or to help them by paying interest-free loans.
The head of the Iran-China Chamber of Commerce stated: "The problem of our economy is that wealth is unfairly distributed (now this wealth is obtained legally or illegally) and also the system of tax collection in the country is facing problems. All of these issues manifest themselves in such sensitive situations.
Hariri noted: "Of course, given that inflation was forty-one percent last year, and every wrong move causes more inflation, and getting out of the two-way path to keep inflation and ultimately cause a super-inflation, it is necessary to support the strata." Damaged committees, working groups and various agencies, all opinions, tastes and stakeholders come together and reach a common conclusion by expressing their views.
"We need to know clearly where we stand in the economy," he said. "It's not a matter of asking for a share, it's an important issue, and we have to work together to overcome this crisis." To use all the power and national wealth to overcome these conditions.
Regarding the dilemma of reopening people's jobs and health, the member of the Iranian Chamber of Deputies emphasized: "It is not a dilemma to say that we are on the path of people's health or people's livelihood, but we must design a solution that includes both issues." Get. Economists believe that economic activities should be resumed to help production and activists in this area, and on the other hand, some prioritize public health, but one should not look one-dimensional.
Hariri said: "In countries where there is a lot of trust between the people and the government, including East Asian countries such as China, South Korea and Japan, this crisis will be resolved more quickly, because in these countries people have high obedience to the government." Therefore, considering that each country has determined a solution to overcome this economic and social situation, and we, with the help of all people and organizations, economists and stakeholders, we can reach a suitable and comprehensive solution.
* A 25 percent drop in Iran-China trade in the first two months of 2020
Regarding the situation of Iran-China exchanges in this situation, the head of the Iran-China Joint Chamber said: "Trade between Iran and China is taking place, but not like in the past, because the conditions and needs of the two countries have changed in this situation." China, like us, has closed some factories and supply, demand and prices have shifted.
"Eighty percent of the country's foreign exchange earnings from oil and oil derivatives or mineral raw materials have fallen in the last two months," he said. "As officially announced, our exchanges are 20 percent." In the first two months of 2020, in January and February, about 25 percent of trade between Iran and China fell, due to a drop in the value of the products that Iran exported to China.
* Tasnim
