This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from Hibapress, the Arabic version:
Heba Press- Abdul Latif Baraka
In a new declaration affected by the newspaper “Heba Press”, the National Observatory to combat corruption and protect the public fund from the source and its price with the consumer, which exacerbates the pressure on the purchasing power of unjustified citizens.
Public policies fail to control the markets
The observatory considers that these altitudes reflect not only the presence of brokers on the basic materials market, but rather a direct result of the failure of public policies in market control, indicating that instead of providing effective solutions, A complex distribution system has been established that includes several levels of brokers, which led to the objective of interest in the hands of some speculators.
In the midst of this situation, the declaration of the observatory revealed that the country still lacks effective control mechanisms, despite the existence of reports published by supervisory institutions such as Council Council, which revealed serious imbalances in certain sectors.
Claims to activate laws to combat controlArdent
In a related context, the observatory highlights the absence of the political will to activate the laws of competition, which contributes to the exacerbation of the situation. In this context, the observatory calls for transparent surveys on how speculators can control prices and clearly weaken market mechanisms.
The observatory also considers that it is necessary to present the results of the “green plan” for discussion, in particular with regard to its impact on food security and distribution equity, and peasant assessment.
Structural solutions to repair markets
In order to cope with these imbalances, the national observatory to combat corruption and protect public money has presented a set of solutions that it deems necessary to ensure market stability and protect consumers.
Opening depth investigations on speculation and monopoly mechanisms, while organizing the parties involved in an illegal price increase.
Reform laws regulating markets, criminalizing speculation and monopoly, while granting the Council Power Power competition to activate censorship and impose deterrent sanctions.
Review consumer protection laws to include more striking measures to manipulation of prices and transparency in distribution chains.
Activate price control mechanisms in strategic sectors and ensure transparency of commercial transactions.
With the call to strengthen civil society and consumer protection companies, through legally and financially supporting support to improve its role in the defense of citizens’ rights.
The fight against interest in the interest by legislation which prevents the combination of economic and political decision -making.
Improve direct sales and support cooperatives to allow farmers and fishermen to reach markets directly without the need for unjustified brokers.
Structural repairs are the solution
At the end of the declaration, the observatory stressed that the continuation of the current crisis without real intervention threatens the social and economic stability of the country and increases the deepening of the gap between the citizen and the State.
The observatory required that the solution is not in circumstantial measures, but rather in structural reforms aimed at restoring markets and ensuring the protection of consumers of the greed of speculators, stressing its constant commitment to monitor these imbalances and Defending citizens’ right to a fairer and more transparent economy.
