Finance: Automation Plays A Vital Role In Reducing Financial And Administrative Corruption, 15 OCT

 Finance: Automation Plays A Vital Role In Reducing Financial And Administrative Corruption

Local | 06:24 - 10/14/2024  Mawazine News – Baghdad  Finance Minister Taif Sami confirmed on Monday that automation plays a vital role in reducing corruption and financial loss.

The ministry said in a statement received by Mawazine News that "Finance Minister Taif Sami met with the Strategic Planning and Federal Service Committee, and important issues related to following up on the government program implemented in the various formations of the ministry were discussed, in addition to following up on mechanisms for developing institutional 

performance and activating automation systems in sectors related to the ministry's work and developing banking work in accordance with the comprehensive banking system and applying it in all banks in a way that ensures simplifying account opening procedures as well as transfer operations, and represents a step towards moving from paper transactions to electronic ones to provide the best services to citizens."

The statement added that "Sami reviewed during the meeting the measures taken to improve the efficiency of work at customs ports, enhance revenues and facilitate the movement of goods," noting that "automation plays a vital role in reducing corruption and reducing financial loss, in addition to the electronic payment system (pos) as a step to accelerate the completion of transactions, reduce financial and administrative corruption, save a lot of time and effort, and implement the unified treasury account project, which represents a qualitative leap in the management of public funds in order to keep pace with financial and economic progress."

Sami continued, according to the statement, that "the ministry has reached advanced stages in automating taxes in coordination with the Supreme Committee for Tax Reform, which ensures improving efficiency, reducing errors, enhancing transparency and ensuring tax compliance, which has contributed to increasing government revenues and improving services provided to citizens."

The statement added that "the retirement sector and the most important steps taken to facilitate and simplify salary disbursement procedures and ensure the provision of services in a faster and more transparent manner were highlighted," indicating that "the Minister called on the advanced cadres to implement the remaining reforms in accordance with the government program to improve administrative and financial performance in federal institutions," adding that "the meeting addressed the aspect of combating corruption, as the Ministry has made great strides in this aspect through the use of modern methods, systems and advanced electronic programs to reduce this scourge."

He pointed out that "the mechanisms for developing human cadres in various sectors were addressed, by providing the necessary training and qualification to enhance the capabilities of employees and achieve the highest levels of performance."

The Minister of Finance stressed "the importance of cooperation between government agencies to ensure the achievement of national goals and drive economic and social development."

For her part, the head of the Parliamentary Planning Committee praised "the Ministry's performance in implementing the paragraphs of the government program and its great role in developing the financial sector and maximizing budget revenues through advanced and modern programs."

The meeting was attended by the head and members of the Sovereign Strategic Planning Committee, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance and the general managers of all the Ministry's formations," according to the statement.   https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=255974