2026-10-22T23:12:30+00:00
Shafaq News – Baghdad
Iraq projects more than $2.5 billion in annual state revenue
from the mobile phone and information technology sectors starting in 2027,
Communications and Media Commission (CMC) chief executive Baligh Abu Kalal told
Shafaq News on Thursday.
Abu Kalal said the commission was implementing a plan to
generate state revenue from the two sectors, adding that such revenue had
previously been “zero.” He did not specify the exact revenue streams
covered by the projection or the period to which the comparison applied.
In a September 18 statement, the CMC said it had discussed
with the Finance Ministry ways to increase state revenue, simplify customs
procedures for telecommunications equipment, and attract investment.