The need for parliament to amend the state law on mines

The need for parliament to amend the state law on mines
  • 2020-07-02
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It is possible to legislate and oblige the Department of Industry, Mines and Trade of each mining city to deposit sixty-five percent of the mines directly to the municipal account of the same city immediately after receiving the government salaries, and the rest to the treasury account; He called on municipalities to address issues related to mining infrastructure, environmental issues and roads.

According to the International Exhibition of Iranian Stone, according to the law on state rights, mines must be spent as follows: Sixty-five percent to the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade for the optimal implementation of the country's development tasks and missions; Fifteen percent of provincial funding for infrastructure and welfare development in the city, with priority given to areas where the mine is located; وTwelve percent to the Ministry of Jihad Agriculture to rehabilitate and rebuild the site of mining operations, as the case may be, during mining operations. Five percent to the Mining Activities Insurance Fund to support miners and miners; Three percent as assistance to the Mining Engineering System Organization to achieve the objectives set out in the relevant law.

In an interview with Tasnim News Agency, Ahmad Sharifi, secretary of the Iranian Stone Association, said: "Unfortunately, the mining law is not enforced, including Article 14. In Article 14, the government is obliged to include the revenue from the implementation of this article in the annual budget every year. At least sixty-five percent of it will be spent by the Ministry of Industry in the framework of the country's financial laws and regulations in order to optimally carry out the tasks and missions of the development of the mining and mineral industries, but unfortunately this issue will not be implemented at all. Optimal exploitation and conservation of mineral resources and promotion of productivity and research and development and exploration and environmental protection. In another note, the government is required to pay 15 percent of government salaries to build the city's welfare and development infrastructure, which has not been implemented. The government only enforces penalties under this law, a basic idea for the mining sector. Otherwise, we will not see the growth and development of this sector.

According to the report, all these problems and shortcomings exist while Iran's mineral cities are more severely damaged by environmental, transport and road damage than other cities. If the asphalt of the streets and roads of other cities of Iran need to be repaired once every ten years, the asphalt of the streets and roads of the mining cities of Iran should be repaired and rebuilt almost once every two years due to the traffic of trucks and heavy vehicles. This is just one example of dozens of problems in Iran's mining cities.

The experience of the past years shows that the method used so far to spend the government salaries on mines does not meet the needs of Iran's mines and mineral cities, and it is very necessary to change this method and this law.

For example, it is possible to legislate and oblige the Department of Industry, Mines and Trade of each mining city to deposit sixty-five percent of the mines directly to the municipal account of the same city immediately after receiving the government rights, and the rest to the treasury account; He called on municipalities to address issues related to mining infrastructure, environmental issues and roads.

Given the huge oversight by the Friday prayer leader, the governor's office, the governor's office, and members of the city council and the people on the performance of the municipalities, it can be hoped that the above tasks will be performed more correctly.