Source for "Al-Ghad Press": Electricity needs distribution transformers and industry prices exceeding budgeted ratios

The Electricity Distribution Department of the Ministry of Electricity, the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, reported the continued need for distribution transformers, which requires the necessary allocation of insurance, even in accordance with the method of easy payment.

A source in the Ministry of Electricity told "Al-Gharab Press" that "the Ministry's need for transformers to distribute electricity still exists, but it requires securing the necessary financial allocation, even if it is in accordance with the method of payment facilitation, and if the increase in prices of local products do not exceed 10% of their imports, as long as there is no legislation to exceed this ratio.

He added that "the ministry has approached the Economic Committee in the Prime Minister, on the proposal to establish a fund in the Ministry of Finance under the name of (National Product Support Fund) in the event of the enactment of legislation for the ministries of state to buy products of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals that exceed the rates approved by the implementation of the federal budget for the year 2017 , And specified by 10% of the prices of imported counterparts, "noting that" the Ministry of Electricity has expressed its willingness to hold a joint meeting of the relevant authorities to discuss the matter. "

The source pointed out that "the Economic Committee, did not address through the ministry, on the establishment of a fund to support the national product, but referred to the request of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, on the lack of comparison prices of Diyala public products with the Iranian, Saudi and Turkish originals, Ministry of Industry and Minerals".

He pointed out that "the Ministry of Electricity, demanded the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, the processing of transformers required for the reconstruction of networks of areas liberated from terrorism, and under the specified prices."

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