Parliament to reduce the export duties on decorative stones
Governor of Kurdistan: The Islamic Consultative Assembly should present a plan to reduce the export duties on decorative stones in order to promote economic prosperity and prevent unemployment of the workers of these mines.
According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, Bahman Moradnia stated on Monday evening in the eighth session of the Provincial Council of Mines, which was held in the presence of two representatives of the province in the Islamic Consultative Assembly (member of the Industries and Mines Commission): Exporters of high export duties on ores They have decorative complaints, so presenting a plan to reduce these customs duties, even temporarily, can lead to economic prosperity and prevent unemployment of workers in these mines.
He said that the reflection of problems and barriers to exports to the government and parliament solves some of these problems, and suggested that in order to prevent the sale of raw materials, the parliament should seek a plan to require miners to process in the same place of the mine and in this way Provide the necessary incentives for them.
The governor of Kurdistan reminded regarding the application for renewal of licenses of a number of mines in the province: licenses should be renewed that the operator has the ability to work and activate the mine, but if someone does not intend to work and activity, the mine should be taken from him and handed over to another.
Regarding the existence of conflicts in many mines in the province, he emphasized: "The discussion of conflicts in the mines is more about asking for a share, because exploitation licenses are not issued outside the framework of the laws."
Referring to the review of 12 requests for temporary closure of the mine, Moradnia said: "It is not gratifying to agree to closures, even temporarily, but this situation is one of the consequences of the situation caused by the recession and lack of exports."
Requesting the disqualification of a number of mines was another agenda of the meeting, and the governor of Kurdistan announced that the time for activating the mines was a condition for agreeing to these requests.
Moradnia added: "Perhaps one of our problems is the transfer of mines to some institutions that are not willing to invest in the province, so it is appropriate for the representatives of the people of the province to raise this issue so that the Islamic Consultative Assembly can enter it."
The mine was one of those sections in Kurdistan province that the corona did not reach and could not close it and send the miners to their homes, according to officials in the field, so far there have been no reports of workers suffering from the disease. Not reported in the province.
Mining activities in this province began with the extraction of construction materials from mines, and in the 60's with the boom of the market for the production of decorative stones, especially marble, porcelain and crystal flourished dramatically.
Kurdistan with rich and diverse mineral and non-metallic mineral resources, especially gold, iron ore, decorative stones, barite, manganese, feldspar, limestone, exploratory studies, definition of four zones and then aerial geophysical projection in three zones and thus identification 26 promising areas of gold and iron ore in Saqez, Bijar and Qorveh counties have become one of the mineral hubs of the country.
* IRNA
