Maintain domestic and foreign markets in need of support
"The stone industry needs the full support of the government to maintain its domestic and foreign markets," said a representative of the People's Assembly of Mahalat and Delijan in parliament.
According to Iran's International Stone Exhibition, Hojjatoleslam Alireza Salimi, emphasizing government support in the stone industry, said: The stone industry needs special government support and the government must take serious and urgent action in order to tap existing market opportunities. Make the most of it.
"At present, the market approach to Iranian rock is good, but that may change and domestic and foreign markets will turn to non-rock products, which would waste hundreds of billions of dollars invested in the field," he said.
"The stone industry needs the full support of the government to maintain its domestic and foreign markets, and the government's support is very effective in keeping the price of the processed stone down," said a representative of the Mahalat and Delijan city council.
Salimi continued: "There is a severe downturn in the market right now, and this recession must be broken in any way possible and there will be money flows in this market."
He added: "There are some delays in exporting laws that need to be amended. There is still no effective and efficient communication between foreign traders and traders, lack of coordination in the export issue has led other countries to move ahead of us." Take over the markets of this industry.
Representatives of the people of Mahalat and Delijan in the Majlis said: in the light of the downturn in the country's industry and commerce, unfortunately the government has raised the VAT and increased the government's rights to miners, which has set the stage for industry activists. The stone is harder than ever before.
"The increase in value added tax and the increase in government salaries will raise the price of finished stone, how can prices be raised if the stone is traded at its lowest," Salimi said.
He added: "All the MPs are waiting for the government bill to come out of the current recession and are gladly welcoming it. I have spoken to the Minister of Mining and Trade several times.
The People's Representative of Mahalat and Delijan in the Islamic Consultative Assembly stated: In some cases, there is a lack of coordination between the various departments regarding the mining industry and this lack of coordination causes the mine to be closed down.
* Tasnim
