PM: The Unified Treasury Account Will Be An Added Contribution To Anti-Corruption Measures

The Prime Minister, Muhammad Al-Sudani, chaired today, Wednesday, a meeting to follow up on the completion of the unified treasury account and electronic payment procedures at POS points of sale.

During the meeting, according to a statement by the Prime Minister’s Media Office, they reviewed the progress made in completing the unified treasury account, and the subsequent positive indicators that are reflected in the national financial and banking system.

The Prime Minister affirmed: “These steps come within the government’s efforts to implement financial and banking reforms, and the unified treasury account will be an added contribution to anti-corruption measures and limiting the ability of corrupt people to exploit loopholes.”

Al-Sudani directed an amendment to the electronic payment system No. 3 of 2014, as well as the adoption of the electronic payment document by the Financial Supervision Bureau as a substitute for the paper receipt, as part of a series of procedures towards employing and approving electronic payment at POS points of sale in an expanded manner, in the public and private sectors.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency