According to Mehr News Agency, following the publication of a letter from the Deputy for Coordination and Planning of Legal Affairs of Executive Bodies regarding the “proposal” to liberalize the import of domestically similar goods, taking into account tools such as import tariffs, the Federation of Health Economics of Iran published a text calling for the cancellation of such a procedure.
The Federation of Health Economics stated: In recent years, the focus of the policies announced by the Supreme Leader has been on the endogenous development of the country’s economy, formulating incentive policies for producers, and supporting young elites in the framework of a knowledge-based economy and strengthening the foundation of knowledge-based companies.
The Supreme Leader also reacted to the aforementioned letter in a speech dated 20/02/1404, considering it a path contrary to supporting domestic production.
Although the Federation of Health Economics of Iran, as a member of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, believes in the principles of free trade and competition between domestic and international actors, the adoption of economic policies without considering the country’s conditions will have irreparable negative consequences.
In the current economic situation, where the government is struggling with limited financial resources to allocate foreign currency for the import of raw materials and consumer goods for manufacturing companies, and long and multi-month queues for foreign currency allocation have created numerous problems for producers, adopting a policy of importing final products similar to domestic production and using existing limited resources results in nothing but harm to producers.
Such a practice not only does not lead to “investment in production,” which is the slogan of the year 1404, but it also places additional obstacles in the way of producing current products.
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Source: Mehr News Agency
