If more than 100 thousand dinars
The House of Representatives has approved a draft law to amend Article Two of Law No. 60 of 2006 regarding the reorganization of the Legislative and Legal Opinion Authority, so that all the actions and contracts concluded by government agencies are subjected, and their value exceeds 100 thousand dinars, to review the Legislative and Legal Opinion Authority.
The Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments, Nawaf Al -Ma’wed, stressed that the market requires quick decisions, especially with regard to state -owned companies, stressing the importance of supporting these companies and facilitating their procedures, so that they can compete at the local and international levels.
He explained that the high prices globally affects the value of contracts and deals for local companies, including the government, while emphasizing that the contracts that are less than this limit have not witnessed legal challenges or disputes, which means that the proposed amendment may constitute a burden on government companies.
He indicated that the requirement to review contracts with simple amounts by the Legislative and Legal Opinion Authority may lead to disrupting procedures and delaying decision -making, which reflects negatively on the speed of completion of commercial deals.
Al -Ma’idah stated that reducing the minimum contract review to 100 thousand dinars will lead to an increase in the number of contracts that require an additional review, which imposes more bureaucratic procedures, while the primary goal must be supporting government companies and facilitating their business instead of setting obstacles in front of them.
Representative Hisham Al -Asheiri said: “The existing reservations are caused by prolonging the signing of the contracts, so are we unable to provide solutions?”
Meanwhile, MP Muhammad Al -Ahmad stressed that the amendment must be for a specific need, as there are no judicial disputes in the courts, after the minister denied this, which confirms the absence of the need.
Representative Mahmoud Verdun replied to him, as he explained that censorship aims not to make legal errors that may cost the contracting party to many of these sums, and the role of the government provides the necessary flexibility.
Representative Jalal Kazem said: “The conflict of interests would be tainted by the suspicion of corruption during the conclusion of contracts between government agencies and private companies,” stressing that expanding the scope of censorship is enough to block the doors of this conflict, and to preserve public money from the tampering of the influential people.
