Damascus, SANA. President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday issued law No.23 for 2014 on exempting construction, municipality regulations, debts, investment taxes from interests and fines for overdue payments dating back to any of the years 2013 and before, if the payments settled before 31 December 2014.
In a statement to SANA, Deputy Prime Minister for Services Affairs, Minister of Local Administration Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji said that law No 23 comes in the view of current circumstances and its repercussions on the economic situation of the citizens, investors, industrialists and craftsmen which made them unable to pay their fees.
“The Law comes to reduce the burdens on citizens,” Ghalawanji added.
Earlier Sunday President al-Assad issues Law No. 22 for the year 2014 over the profession of sworn translation
Bashar Mousa/