Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Parliamentary Finance Committee Discusses Proposal To Establish Sovereign Fund, 17 SEPT

 Parliamentary Finance Committee Discusses Proposal To Establish Sovereign Fund

Chairman Of The Parliamentary Finance Committee Atwan Al-Atwani  Money and business  Economy News – Baghdad  The Parliamentary Finance Committee announced, on Monday, discussing a proposal to establish a sovereign fund.

The media department of the House of Representatives stated in a statement, which was reviewed by "Al-Eqtisad News", that "the head of the Finance Committee, Atwan Al-Atwani, chaired a deliberative meeting of the committee in the presence of a number of its members, to discuss a number of important topics and files."

The statement added that "the meeting reviewed the outcomes and indicators of previous meetings with government agencies regarding maximizing non-oil revenues, where it was agreed on the next steps by submitting a detailed report to the government on the sources of deficiency, especially in the electricity, tax, customs and other major financial outlets sectors."

The statement continued, "The committee discussed a number of proposals that would maximize financial revenues, including the legislation of special laws on taxation, in addition to forming a committee to conform to standards, which is responsible for reviewing the estimation of planned revenues for state institutions."

The statement continued, "The committee discussed a proposal to establish a (sovereign fund) similar to rentier countries, in order to confront fluctuations in global oil prices or any financial crisis, provided that the fund is financed from the budget surplus achieved in circumstances of economic and financial prosperity."

The statement concluded, "The meeting also discussed the laws referred to the Finance Committee as a supporting committee, where Al-Atwani stressed that the committee will have an opinion and a fundamental role in legislating these laws, especially those related to economic reform and others." 105 views 09/16/2024 - https://economy-news.net/content.php?id=47664

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