Economist: Imposing Taxes On Mobile Phone Cards Is An “Improper” Measure That Reduces The Citizen’s Welfare

The expert in economic affairs, Salam Sumaisem, criticized the imposition of taxes on mobile phone recharge cards, describing it as an “improper government measure”, while she indicated that it would increase the recharge fees for phones and reduce the citizen’s welfare.

Sumaisem said in a statement to the National Iraqi News Agency / NINA /: “Because of the general budget deficit, the state is always thinking of increasing the revenue, and resorting to imposing taxes as it is the most important component of revenue financing, so it works to increase it.”

She stressed that “there is no tax policy that contributes to reducing the differences between the rich groups and the poor groups, on the contrary, it will increase them,” indicating: “There are taxes imposed on high incomes that can provide resources for the state and reduce class differences.”

She continued: “Imposing a tax on recharge cards will increase the recharge fees for phones and reduce the citizen’s welfare, and therefore the mobile phones becomes, with time, a luxury that is not possible for citizens.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency