The country's stone market is under serious threat
Head of Iranian Stone Association: Despite other countries' stone products, the country's stone market is under serious threat and substantial action needs to be taken to rectify the situation.
Abolghasem Shafi'i said at the opening ceremony of the 9th International Iranian Stone Exhibition in Neymour Mahalat on Wednesday at noon: "All countries around the world export duty free but in our country 80% of exporters are subject to tax. There are taxes to be paid on this issue.
He added that the existence of strict laws in the country has created various problems for the development of the stone industry in Iran.
The head of the Iranian Stone Association, referring to the situation of the country's stone market, stated that despite the stone products of other countries, the country's stone market is in serious danger.
Shafi'i reiterated: "Resistance economy needs to be implemented in Iran to remove obstructive laws to aid production growth in Iran. Now, tight regulations have created various problems for the development of the stone industry in Iran, which should be eliminated step by step." Production.
The head of the Iranian Stone Association noted: The existence of these cumbersome laws has reduced the export of 960,000 tonnes of stone to 500,000 tonnes, which should be compensated.
Shafi'i said that the country's stone reserves are currently at 4 million tons, adding that the introduction of artificial stones into Iran poses a serious threat to the country's construction site and serious action must be taken in this area.
Referring to the crude sale debate, he said it was useful for the country, saying: "A country like Italy, with the right technology in the stone sector, exports forty-seven percent of its crude stone. The reason is the unpredictability of the future rock basin and the rapid changes in this sector.
The head of the Iranian Stone Association emphasized: With regard to this year's naming of the year of the Resistance Economy, we have not yet seen serious action in this regard, and there has been no change in insurance laws, taxes and production incentives.
Shafi'i added: Resistance economics must be achieved in meaning and we will not get anywhere with a slogan.
