Damascus-Sana
At the 8th session of the 11th Ordinary Session of the Second Legislative Session held today under the chairmanship of Hamouda Sabbagh, the People's Assembly discussed the performance and work of the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection and issues related to its work.
The interventions of most members focused on the need to tighten markets and reduce prices and strengthen the role of the Syrian Trade Establishment and open new outlets for it to be a real competitor in the market and improve the quality of bread loaf and increase the amount of flour for ovens and marketing of apples and citrus crops this year at rewarding prices parallel to the efforts of farmers and increased control over gas stations Anti-cheating gasoline.
A number of members called for providing monthly aid to furnace workers, controlling transport fees, obliging taxi drivers and passenger buses at the specified prices and preventing random slaughterhouses, stressing the need to combat smuggled materials in markets, especially Turkish, and control meat and fish.
They demanded the establishment of exhibitions on a continuous basis and reduce the prices of dairy and cheese and not sell bran from public mills, asking why the import of soy and corn, and not to show traders bills and manipulate the price of fodder and the extent of citizens benefit from the application of the "citizen's eye" launched by the Ministry.
Dr. Atef Naddaf, Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection, gave a presentation on what the ministry has accomplished in recent months and the existing projects. He pointed out that a number of engineers have been hired and are trained by the ministry to appoint supply monitors and follow-up markets through specialized patrols. 15 thousand multi-type catering settings.
Nadaf pointed out that the volume of sales of the Syrian trade during the last three months amounted to about 15 billion pounds and work is underway to expand the halls and provide basic materials at competitive prices where the price of any article has not been raised despite the high exchange rate, indicating that a plan has been developed to provide support worth 4 billion pounds Syrian Trade to expand its outlets horizontally and during the previous period opened 41 new halls and there are a large number of lounges under opening.
Nadaf explained that the automation project is underway to automate sales operations and warehouses and link them centrally because of its importance to the work of the Syrian Trade, pointing out that the Ministry is following up the maintenance of a large number of bakeries where all the credits ended by the implementation of 100 percent in the first six months of the year has been provided support from the Supreme Economic Council To establish new lines and maintenance worth 950 million pounds.
The Minister of Internal Trade revealed the establishment of a citizen service center, which has been prepared for studies, which is for the Central Administration and the Directorate of Laboratories and is coordinated with the Ministry of Communications and Technology and is under implementation in its final stages, noting that the ministry is working on a number of draft laws, including the organization of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and consumer cooperation Work is also underway on the preparation of the Ministry's bylaws, the trademark law, the patent law and the new consumer protection law.
In response to the interventions of the members of the People's Assembly, Minister Nadaf pointed out that the ministry formed a committee under the slogan “Drying the sources of fraud” and began to give its results to the food monitors, noting that a contract was made with the Popular Credit Bank to grant loans worth one million pounds for durable goods at an interest rate of 7 percent for five Years and 300 thousand pounds over a period of six months.
Nadaf stressed that despite the high prices, however, all materials were available in the markets and no monopoly has been monitored, pointing out that the Syrian Trade provided all basic materials and good quality using a new method and directly supplied from producers and importers to the Syrian Trade halls pointing to the readiness to address any shortage after Identify the lounge facing a problem in this regard.
Minister Nadaf pointed out that he took a decision to revoke the license of the lounges that came out of the investment and did not implement the policy of positive intervention required, pointing out that the price list of the halls materials shows the obvious difference compared to the markets, especially in the price of meat by about 500 pounds per kilogram also was supported by poultry farmers to buy Syrian trade 4500 tons of broiler This applies to feed by closing a number of warehouses and reducing the price of corn.
Nadaf explained that the increase of a ton of flour costs as a subsidy ration 100 million pounds a year and there is a strong control to prevent the sale of flour allocated to kilns, pointing to the organization of a large number of seizure referral to the judiciary and arrest of those who trade flour material.
Nadaf confirmed that all necessary measures will be taken in preparation for the marketing of apples, grapes and citrus fruits and a minimum price has been set.
Nadaf pointed out that the construction of many ovens in Souran and Rabia in Hama countryside will be completed within the ministry's plan after allocating funds to the ministry by 950
Million pounds.
Nadaf explained that, in agreement with the concerned authorities, the ministry can, based on the customs statement, know which trader financed his imports at the official exchange rate, pointing out to the increase of compensation and incentives for bakery workers on the production lines worth 15 thousand pounds and give them a health insurance card.
Minister Nadaf pointed out that there is a competition to appoint 1500 people in Syria to cover the existing shortage, stressing that he did not sign any contract to invest Syrian galleries except the announcement of a tender for the rehabilitation of destroyed warehouses and investment, which helps us for positive intervention.
Nadaf stressed the tightening of control over gasoline where there is a violation and deprivation of a number of tanks from contracting, calling for the cooperation of citizens to submit complaints to support the ministry's effort in monitoring markets and the results will be fruitful.
The session, attended by Minister of State for People's Assembly Affairs Abdullah Abdullah, was adjourned until 11:00 pm on Wednesday.
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