The Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade described the upcoming year as a year full of hope and enthusiasm for national production.
Mohammad Shariatmadari added in the “Ham Ink Bahar” program of Ekhtaz Radio: Naming the year 1997 as the year of “supporting Iranian goods” by the Supreme Leader is a matter of pride. He went on to emphasize: “Certainly, in this year, all the grief and sadness of the people and officials should be directed towards creating a very original and important culture of protecting and preserving Iranian goods.” The Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade while describing the upcoming year as a year full of hope and enthusiasm for the national production said: the clear reason for this hopeful look at the future of the whole country is the look of the economic activists. He stated that there are currently serious problems and obstacles on the way to production in the country, and added: Today, various internal and external factors threaten national production, and there is no doubt about this. He stated to Radio Economy: The amount of demand for the establishment of industrial units increased by more than 23% during the 11 months of 1996 compared to the same period of the previous year. Shariatmadari said: Despite all the existing problems, economic activists have declared their desire to create new economic enterprises, which is a great hope. He stated that people’s hope for the future of production in the country has increased greatly, and added: Production is the foundation of every economy in the world. The Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade stated: Fortunately, in the budget of 1997, due to the efforts of the members of the Islamic Council, some of the weak points of the existing laws and regulations to support domestic production have been resolved. He continued to list the movement towards the modernization and reconstruction of Iran’s industries as one of the positive actions of the people’s representatives in the parliament and said: the result of this movement is the possibility of providing competitive products in the field of national and international markets. Shariatmadari added: “Many industries today are facing the problem of old machines and production lines, so you want these units to be equipped with modern technology.” He added: The process of renovating factories with a high interest rate of bank facilities was progressing slowly in the country despite various problems on the way to production such as insurance, social security, income tax and other issues. The Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade stated: The country’s industries need reconstruction and modernization, and in order to pursue this goal, the interest rates of bank facilities were not responsive to this movement, therefore, in the form of the 1997 budget, an amount of 32 thousand billion Tomans was approved to subsidize the interest of the facilities granted to producers in The country level should be paid so that they can modernize their machines. In another part of his speech, regarding the issue of exports and the opening of international markets related to domestically produced goods, he said: For many years, Iran’s economy was deprived of export incentives. Shariatmadari added: In the budget of 1997, the parliament has provided 1,500 billion tomans of resources in this connection, and it is hoped that these resources will be allocated in the coming year, so that Iranian goods can be more actively present in the international arena. Also, to create reliable demands for national production in the country.
