The Lebanese Customs for the first time in the history auction with a revenue equals one billion and 279 million lira
The General manager of Lebanese Customs, Mr. Badri
zaher, announced that for the first time in the history of the Lebanese
Customs, in the framework of implementing its plan to prevent venality and
wasting of public funds. In order to provide the revenues for the treasury and
activate the movement at the port of Beirut, the general directorate of customs
will make sale by public auction which is The largest of its kind, it will
offer in this auction large quantities of left and retained for selling against
the local consumption or re-export rates , including: automobiles - household
tools - printing machines - furniture - electric tools - motorcycles, weighing
a total of 1320 tons, the selling according to the follows conditions terms:
1- The sold goods are exempted from all
consequent costs and fees
2- The payment of the goods value in
cash, The purchaser, winning bidder, is entitled to dispose of the goods as if
it is from abroad, has the right to give it all the status permitted by the
applicable laws and regulations, provided that the removal of restrictions if
any.
3- the
winner bidders, the purchaser(beneficiaries) will loading and pick up The goods
within one week from the date of selling.
Mr. Badri zaher indicates that this auction is a step
in the framework of stopping wasting of public fund and disclosed that this
auction provided the treasury with a revenue equals "one billion and 279
million lira" i.e the value of 74
containers and therefore provide the
treasury with fund that was wasted and left even if it was left for a longer
period its value would be wasted more and more, he said that theses goods is
about (10%) the reserved goods at
Dockyard of the port , as well as giving space within the port about 25
thousand square meter which was occupied by the goods without benefit and loss
of revenue at the same time, the increased claim for widening the port by
expensive costs of 270 million dollars for landfilling the 4th vessel basin.
He considered that this step will save much funds for
the state, saving the areas which are occupied by these goods without providing
renting charge to the state and sale of these goods provided areas ,spaces in
the port which will be useful for the process of port widening which is
intended by the state .
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