Gholam Hossein Shafei strongly protests against Abdul Nasser Hemmati

Gholam Hossein Shafei strongly protests against Abdul Nasser Hemmati
  • 2020-04-28
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Gholamhossein Shafei, head of Iran's Chamber of Commerce, sent a letter to Central Bank Governor Abdul Nasser Hemmati protesting the private sector's elimination of a 20 percent adjustment for last year's and this year's exports.

In a letter to Central Bank Governor Abdul Nasser Hemmati, Gholamhossein Shafei, the head of the Iranian Chamber of Commerce, announced the elimination of the 20% adjustment for last year's exports and this year, contrary to the consultations, and stressed that this measure would cause huge losses. Exporters.

In the letter, he said that the central bank's action, on the one hand, would discredit private sector and exporters' confidence in the government's policies and the central bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and on the other hand discourage exporters who, despite severe government restrictions on oil sales. They returned the currency from exports to the country and were able to meet some of the challenges associated with transferring money and meeting the country's foreign exchange needs.

According to Shafei, 20 percent of the projected adjustment is not a favor to exporters, but a place to cover basic export rates due to the impossibility of accurate pricing, increasing the cost of foreign exchange due to imposed sanctions, and the inability to use the banking system.

In a copy of the letter, the head of the Iranian Chamber of Commerce and Industry addressed the head of the Program and Budget Organization, the Minister of Economy and Finance, and the Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade.

The text of the letter from the President of the Iran Chamber is as follows:

Dear Dr. Hemmati

Honorable Governor of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Hi

Sincerely, I wish you and your esteemed colleagues good luck, with regard to the letter No. 24/35354 dated 99.2.6 sent by the Honorable Deputy Foreign Minister of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the esteemed Tax Affairs Organization regarding "having exporters of any zero rate." And tax exemptions, as well as the refund of taxes and duties subject to Article (13) of the Value Added Tax Law, as stated in this communiqué, is the elimination of the 20% adjustment for exports in 1998 and 1999, contrary to the agreements reached at the meeting between the esteemed representatives. Central Bank, Iran Trade Development Organization, S. The time of tax affairs and the Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture of Iran and finally, on the one hand, will deprive the private sector and exporters of respect for the policies of the government and the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran and on the other hand will discourage exporters. Despite the tough time of sanctions and the government's unprecedented restrictions on oil sales, exports have returned to the country and have been able to meet some of the challenges associated with transferring money and meeting the country's currency needs.

Now that the Central Bank has decided not to pay attention to the views of the private sector and economic actors, the Iranian Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture has been protesting against the non-compliance after the end of 1998, when the Central Bank continued to take unprecedented steps to implement directives and directives. Announcing the agreement, the statement reiterated that 20 percent of the projected adjustment is not a favor to exporters, but a place to cover basic export rates due to the impossibility of accurate pricing, increasing the cost of foreign exchange outflows due to sanctions, and the impossibility of use. From the banking system and cases These were certainly paying attention to reduce export costs will be large exporters.

I ask God Almighty to confirm your Excellency.