Information Minister: Shifting from Media of State to Media of Society
http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2011/12/17/388946.htm
Dec 17, 2011
ALEPPO, (SANA)- Information Minister Dr. Adnan Mahmoud on Saturday announced that the Ministry's plan for the coming stage focuses on turning national media in Syria from media of state to media of society.
The Minister's remarks came during his meeting with a number of political, economic, social, cultural, religious, vocational and university figures in the northern province of Aleppo.
He said that the new approach in media aims at furthering interaction with the citizens' issues and ensuring a balanced expression of the social, economic and cultural movement in all the Syrian provinces.
Dr. Mahmoud said his visit to Aleppo came to inspect the situation of local media in the province and listen to all ideas, remarks and suggestions to develop media work and performance.
He said that the Ministry is working to develop local media in terms of addressing the issues of public concern through breaking the traditional patterns of media performance, using modern techniques, monitoring the performance of the state institutions, practicing constructive criticism, restructuring the radio, television and newspapers and regulating electronic media.
Minister Mahmoud noted that the Ministry is in the process of expanding the broadcast space for Aleppo and give more focus to local issues and everyday activities.
He added that there is a plan to establish a research center for public opinion studies to conduct regular evaluation of media performance, in addition to a plan to establish a youth-oriented TV channel.
مدير الضرائب: دراسة مشروع الضريبة الموحدة على الدخل.. الفوترة تقلص التهرب واقتصاد الظل أهم المعضلات
Director of Taxes: examination of the draft unified tax on income .. Billing reduced evasion and shadow economy the most important dilemmas
http://www.sana.sy/ara/82/2011/12/18/389069.htm
December 18, .2011
Damascus, (SANA) -
Increasing talk in economic circles in recent years about the importance of billing as a guarantee for the rights of the parties Oalkhaddmah all of the sales process as well as its important role in reducing tax evasion and protect the rights of the Treasury.
He considered the Director-General of the taxes and fees Zubair Darwish in an interview with SANA economic that the invoice is a document or document which must both provide a commodity or performs a service edited and provided to the consumer that includes the general form, primarily, at least the seller's name, address and number of tax and the name of the buyer and the type of material, quantity, value and method of payment and the date of the process is bill a most important tools needed to reduce tax evasion, as the circulation of this document correctly will lead necessarily to the exposure in charge of tax administration and thus make way for it to make sure the information provided in the tax statement to the taxpayer and the reliability of accounting records to him.
Raise the efficiency of tax administration staff and secure information systems to reduce evasion
This document constitutes the fundamental basis for the construction of these records, and hence enabling them to detect any hidden as they are able to detect cases of tax evasion and provide documentation supporting legal documented for this evasion, with the need to point out here that this tool can not be the only factor in reducing tax evasion, but Raising the efficiency of tax administration staff and securing information systems are able to absorb a huge amount of information processing and draw conclusions of value and reliability is a very big role in reducing evasion.
On the issuance of approximately 100 pieces of legislation to develop the efficiency of the tax said Darwish, there are many tax legislation passed during the period 2003-2007 which is a big leap in the process of tax reform and we believe that all amendments to tax legislation is in the right direction to reach the stage that stabilizes the this legislation in the very near future where we are currently studying all legislation and their relevance to the criteria have been developed for it.
He added that the most important of these criteria: the suitability of this legislation to justice tax, transparency and clarity and accuracy of its procedures and its simplicity and suitability for the role of the Economic and Social Council is required to achieve but this reform must be in harmony with the administrative reform of tax administration that the implementation of this legislation which is currently working on the point the most important is to reform the administrative structure to gain access to better implementation of this legislation that we have now started work to do preliminary studies for the preparation of the draft unified tax on income.
Lack of a mechanism to calculate the size of evasion prevented the identification numbers
Regarding the presence of numbers, tax evasion, even if approximate between Darwish it can be said that there is a large volume of tax evasion but can not determine the precise figures on the size of the absence of a specific mechanism to calculate the size of this evasion, so far Some is the process of measuring or approach with other economies and some of the other gives the figures are lump in some cases and in general, say, determine the size of evasion means that we are able to detect and therefore it will be well known to us in this case we will work on the subject of the assignment or collection so there will be no escape.
There are a specialized department in the Ministry of Finance to combat evasion based on the reduction pursuant to the provisions of law 25 of the 2003 Act the query and the fight against tax evasion.
In his reply to one under Tsawel among staff about the income tax on each of up to 22 percent of their salaries, compared with 14 percent of profits traders said the director of this difference is only that in due proportion to the objectives of tax policy on the rate of fall in a particular sector aims to encourage this sector such as joint stock companies that raised 50 percent of its shares for subscription, the tax so it will be 14 and to help them to grow because of the role of economic and social such as staffing and thus secure the entry for them and increase the overall demand and higher rates of economic growth and so on from the economic and social goals.
Stimulate business on the disclosure of tax knowledge and reality
With regard to the lack of transparency and disclosure in business and the role of the in convince them to disclosure and transparency between Darwish that this is for some of them already and we strive to create the environment and the appropriate mechanism to assist and motivate this group to disclose at the same time we are working to provide tools to ensure that the tax administration capacity to detect and reality the economy through building a data base and wide from which to make the intersection of information on these and follow-up to their events and therefore will abide by disclosure and transparency when they were sure that the administration will be able to know the reality of taxation, this ability is one of the core issues in reinforcing the principle of transparency and disclosure that the most important aspects of This ability is a complete project, including automation and linkage with various government departments and will thus be able to impose appropriate sanctions against offenders.
And on indicators of the shadow economy to the effect that is 40 percent of the national economy and the growth of 1200 billion Syrian pounds of the national economy saw that this kind of economy is one of the most important problems faced by tax administrations, a phenomenon found in all economies, but in different proportions in some countries they call it work Black expression of how bad this part of the economy for the tax administrations but that the efficiency of this administration will help greatly in reducing the expansion of this economy, making sure that this task is not the task of tax administration alone, but that the fight against this phenomenon requires double the effort of all departments of Economic and we tax administration in the hope that it would be to reduce this phenomenon by building a central database and a wide and accurate as well as for connectivity and full cooperation with other departments such as the Ministries of Local Administration and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and others.
Transition to a self-assessment to increase the tax obligation assigned duties
The data indicates that the private sector contributes with 70 percent of national income, but only about 30 percent of the tax collection only confirmed that there is a solution to enhance the contribution of this sector in taxes regardless of the ratio and we are working through the reform of tax legislation and the development of tax administration and combat tax evasion and move it transparency and mutual trust on taxpayers and justice in the commissioning and transition to self-esteem, where we seek through all of that to increase the commitment of the private duties of tax and raise its share in tax proceeds and the results will be positive over a short period, God willing, after that we in the next year, introducing a system of self-esteem to senior taxpayers.
The Department of the LTO one the most important developments carried out by the tax administration in the way of administrative reform, despite all the obstacles and problems witnessed by this experience where the transition from a division specific to the functional division at the administrative level in the section was also sort the LTO because of privacy to deal with them and because it is supposed that they supply a large part of the income tax.
He said Darwish that through this section will be able to tax administration control the bulk of the Almtarah tax and increase tax awareness of the most important group of taxpayers and provide the best services and get the bulk of the information and complete their data as soon as possible, and later we hope will be the category of large taxpayer is the first category, which is applied self-assessment system to achieve the benefit of the taxpayer and tax administration together, which will be the application of risk management system in the selection of audit files due according to the principle of the sample studied.
The Director of the Commission that there are several factors affecting the incidence of taxation, including: economic growth in the community, which is reflected in the increase checks and thus the abundance of the proceeds and awareness of the taxpayer and his commitment to the performance of his duty toward the state and society when he had a conviction that the tax will return it by spending the tax on the services back it benefit and how efficient collection procedures, effectiveness and efficiency of the specialized collecting, stressing that there is an increase in proceeds but this does not mean that the situation is good, but that the tax administration in dire need to complete the administrative and legislative reform to increase tax revenues to meet the needs of the process of economic and social development.
بدء تخفيض رسم الانفاق الاستهلاكي للمنشآت السياحية من سوية نجمتين وثلاث نجوم
Start of reducing the fee in consumer spending of tourist facilities along two stars and three stars
http://www.sana.sy/ara/14/2011/12/18/389083.htm
December 18, .2011
Damascus, (SANA) -
Announced Lamia Assi, Minister of Tourism that the reduction in consumer spending, making the tourism industry in Syria together two stars and three stars by 10 percent to 5 percent today entered into force.
She called Assi during a meeting with the managers of tourism workers in the ministry to double efforts and encourage initiatives and responsibilities and work in these exceptional circumstances experienced by Syria in order to improve investment performance, which reflects positively on the national economy and overall development.
She drew the Minister of Tourism that the aim of the meeting available on the work of the ministry and its decisions, especially after the new mandates that make the managers of tourism decision-makers prerogative outlined the activities undertaken by the ministry recently to improve the business environment and investment, including workshops on simplifying procedures for licensing tourist and the integration of traditional crafts in the Development and Tourism Investment Forum.
With regard to the forum to tourism investment showed Asi that the ministry felt understanding and enthusiasm from investors and demand excellent, as well as interest in the projects open for investment and gave a forum for investors an opportunity for participatory in national employment, adding that the ministry is ready to overcome all obstacles to the investors in the tourism sector and give importance to the completion of projects started the work.
Assi and heard the minister of tourism to the views of managers on the topics of investment, rehabilitation, training, promotion and quality boards have also been significant discussion on youth employment for the year 2012.
اللجنة الوطنية العليا للسكان تناقش مشروع السياسة السكانية.. خلق بيئة تنموية متوازنة مناطقيا..المواءمة بين النمو السكاني والتنمية الاقتصادية
Higher National Committee for Population discuss the draft population policy .. Create a regionally balanced development environment .. harmonization between population growth and economic development
http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2011/12/18/388971.htm
http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2011/12/18/388995.htm
December 18, .2011
Damascus, (SANA) -
Discussed the Supreme National Committee of the population today of a draft population policy in Syria, which was prepared by the Syrian Commission for Family Affairs in cooperation with the Institute of Population Studies and Research and all the national stakeholders and systematic work in order to achieve an integrated population policy work on the harmonization of population growth and economic development.
The project includes the vision of the national population policy in the context of the vision of comprehensive national, which include population growth, reproductive health and population distribution and characteristics of quality, immigration, manpower and labor force in addition to the key challenges and objectives until the year 2025 and sub-objectives and themes of policies and programs.
Ghalaounji: facing the challenges of population growth of society in all its components
The Engineer Omar Ghalaounji Minister of Local Administration to the challenges posed by population growth and poor population distribution and characteristics do not face only the government but society in all its components and constituents during the current and future requires the decision-making and appropriate actions to be influential on the development of population and development in Syria during the last thirty years the next.
He pointed out that in the event of failure to take appropriate actions and programs of the future there will be negative repercussions also great in the future, the first absorption rates of growth that can be achieved in light of increasing population currently range between 3.2 and 5.2 percent annually, which need more than three times any about 7-9 percent annual growth rate for the basic needs of the community in addition to consumption of natural resources and the impact on basic needs and essential for future generations and material resources to be provided to improve services in order to improve the quality of the population from health, education, electricity, housing and others.
The Minister of Local Administration that all population policies, the former did not take the way to the actual implementation is given in which the tangible results on the ground pointing to the need to find a reference implementation in one of the ministries responsible and practical implementation of and follow-up supervision over what is approved programs and projects within the matrix of the Executive set in the draft population policy in Syria.
Hamad: population policy is part of the overall development
Offered Dr. Hamad, fairness of the Syrian Commission for Family Affairs and the reality of population policy and the most important events experienced by the addition to the results of the adoption of population policy in economic development decisions indicating that the population policy are considered part of overall development.
She noted that the strengths of the adoption of population policy is reflected in the need to adopt a clear population policy and the growing awareness and interest in this matter and required scientific accumulation in population over the diagnosis of the problem and analyze the current situation and prepare a draft population policy.
She explained that the most important weaknesses in the adoption of population policy is reflected in the lack of an executive with broad powers to monitor the implementation and evaluation of population policy and not to give the population factor priority in government programs and activities and the lack of available data on the linkages between population and development and the shortage of technical staff of national specialist quantity and quality in addition to limited capacity and capability in the legal and administrative status and the current file transfer population between the different bodies in addition to the lack of an integrated network of infrastructure to reproductive health services of high quality in the area of awareness of the need to change the reproductive behavior.
Hamad explained the most important challenges facing the achievement of population policy, including the adoption of the draft policy and its implementation and follow-up and provide materials needed human, material and build the project with community involvement in the implementation of all its components and take advantage of the openness of the demographic window.
Showed that the most important achievements of the Authority in a population during the preparatory stages for the preparation of a draft national population policy is the establishment of workshops in all the Syrian governorates during the past year and the beginning of the year during which a view of population policy and the foundations and basic trends of the population and to identify the demographic reality of each province and demand sub-committees choose specific areas according to certain criteria to apply the programs targeted to them according to the priorities and needs of each region in addition to start preparing a draft population policy in collaboration with the Higher Institute of Population Studies and Research and the holding of meetings and workshops for national experts in the field of population and development in order to prepare for the launch of the population policy as well to create the nucleus of an electronic office in the studies include multiple populations in the area of controlling population growth.
In the area of strategies and policies indicated Hamad to the preparation of a draft national strategy for the population in 2007 and design programs targeted at areas with high fertility rates in the provinces of shield, Aleppo and Idlib, Raqqa and Deir Al-Zour, Hassake addition to the procedures the Commission in the areas of information and support, awareness and behavior change, studies and research.
Straw: identification of measures to adjust the population growth trends
In turn, offer, Dr. Akram straw Dean of Higher Institute of Population Studies and Research premises of population policy and axes and address opportunities to address the issue of population and challenges of current and future indicating that the Syrian society, young allowing the provision of labor market requirements, especially with the improvement in education indicators.
He explained that the rationale for the development of population policy and diagnose the current situation showed the need to accelerate the elaboration of policy interventions to address the challenges in the field of natural resources and the environment, economic growth and challenges in employment, education, health, reproductive health, indicating that the response to the challenges of the population question is through effective intervention in the community by identifying actions to set the trends of population growth and improve population characteristics and enhance the skills and human capacity development, knowledge and development indicators of population control with the organization of internal and external migration and the creation of regionally balanced development environment to restore the geographical distribution of the population.
Focused raised Hijazi Consultant in the form of Planning and International Cooperation Presenting the evidence and the work programs of population policy and the importance of adoption in the coming years, indicating that the operational programs of the population policy must bridge the gap between implementation and planning, define responsibilities and provide a basis for monitoring, evaluation and linking policies and procedures with tools of implementation required to achieve population policy .
Participated in the meeting of Ministers of Local Administration, Agriculture and Labour and Social Affairs, Interior, Education, Health, Housing and Construction and the heads of the Planning and International Cooperation and the General Authority for Family Affairs and head of a federal peasants, workers and managers the Central Bureau of Statistics and the Arab Foundation for Advertising, Media Development, Ministry of Information and representatives of the unions national of Syrian Students and Youth Revolution.
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