Member of the Industries and Mines Commission of the Islamic Council: Part of the issues related to the settlement of foreign exchange obligations can be solved within the framework of the current laws and regulations.

A member of the Islamic Council's Industries and Mines Commission, emphasizing the necessity of separately dealing with exporters' problems, said: "Part of the issues related to the settlement of foreign exchange obligations can be resolved within the framework of current laws and regulations, but the resolution of some obstacles also requires policy reform and decision-making at the national level."

Mustafa Taheri, the representative of the people of Zanjan and Tarem in the Islamic Council, in a conversation with the reporter of Arjan's ambassador, pointed out the challenges faced by economic activists in the field of exports and stated: In order to achieve a practical result, the problems of each exporter should be investigated separately and the follow-up path should be determined based on the origin of the problem.

Referring to the export situation of steel and copper chains, he added: Contrary to some assessments that attribute the decrease in exports mainly to the conditions caused by the war, the analyzed statistics show that the export value of these chains was about 2.6 billion dollars in the first quarter of last year and remained at the same level during the same period of this year. According to him, a decrease of about two percent can be seen in some calculations, but the total dollar value of exports has not dropped significantly.

Stating that export changes should be analyzed considering the weight and value of goods, Taheri continued: According to the statistics presented, the weight of exports of steel and mineral industries has decreased by about 40%, while the dollar value of exports has been almost maintained. This difference shows that the composition of export goods has changed and higher value products have gained a greater share in the export basket; Therefore, the decrease in export tonnage cannot be seen as a sign of a proportional drop in export earnings.

The representative of the people of Zanjan and Tarem in the parliament named the increase in transportation costs as one of the factors influencing the change in the composition of exports and said: the cost of sea transportation, which was an average of 50 dollars per ton last year, has reached 200 dollars in some routes, including the route to Turkey, and the possibility of its increase up to 250 dollars is also discussed. The increase has a more limited impact on high-value commodities such as copper, but could make it uneconomic to export lower-value products, including iron concentrate.

He explained: When the sales value of each ton of product is about 200 dollars, the increase in the cost of transportation from 50 dollars to 200 dollars practically destroys the exporter's income margin. In such a situation, it is natural for producers and exporters to move towards goods with higher added value; An issue that can affect both the volume of exports and the composition of products offered in foreign markets.

In another part of his speech, Taheri considered that the solution to the problems related to the settlement of foreign exchange obligations requires two simultaneous paths and added: In addition to pursuing structural and long-term reforms, implementation solutions should also be defined for the urgent issues of economic activists. Referring to the submission of proposals to the President, Masoud Mezikian, he said: In this context, he was asked to submit the proposals in a specific and written form; Based on this, solutions for short-term and medium-term conditions as well as radical reforms have been formulated and presented.

Emphasizing that the conditions of all exporters are not the same, the member of the Parliament's Industries and Mines Committee stated: In some cases, delays in the announcement of regulations, ambiguity in the implementation of instructions, or obstacles beyond the control of the exporter have created the basis for problems; On the other hand, in some cases, the responsibility for not fulfilling the obligations may be the responsibility of the exporter. Therefore, the same handling of all cases cannot be the solution to the problem, and the documents and conditions of each case should be examined independently.

Suggesting the formation of expert groups to categorize the cases, he added: some of the problems can be investigated and solved with the coordination of the provincial administration, executive bodies and follow-up from the Central Bank and Customs; But another group needs to amend regulations or make decisions at the national level.