A decision to double the fees for leaving regime-controlled areas
The regime’s government doubled the fees imposed on travelers abroad in light of the increasing waves of immigration, after more than two years of preparations to abolish the fee decision in force in 2008.
15 thousand airport taxes and 5 thousand land ports
Yesterday, Tuesday, the head of the regime, “Bashar al-Assad,” issued Decree No. 11, which stipulates doubling the fees imposed on land crossings and airports in its areas of control, which is scheduled to be implemented at the beginning of the month to support the treasury in the face of pressure, siege and imposed sanctions.
According to the Al-Watan newspaper, the decision includes imposing an amount of 15,000 Syrian pounds on people leaving through the airport, an amount of 5,000 pounds through the ports, and 20 thousand Syrian pounds on leaving a private car, compared to an amount of 1,500 earlier, 500 through the ports, and 2,000 pounds on private cars under Law 31 in force in 2008.
According to the text of the decree on the “Hashtag Syria” website, it is scheduled to be implemented from the beginning of April after it was signed on March 15, provided that Arabs and foreigners are excluded from paying for reciprocity.
The system also imposed an amendment to the residency wages in force from the year 2014 to become 300,000 Syrian pounds for 5 years, 150,000 pounds for 3 years, 75,000 pounds for six months, and 500,000 pounds for holders of work contracts, and its value is in pounds, compared to $200 for non-lira workers.
And imposing a fine of 5,000 on violators in the event of failure to pay within a period of 6 months, imprisonment from one month to 6 months, and a fine of 10,000 for each day if the period of violation exceeds 180 days.
While a member of the regime’s parliament, “Mohamed Zuhair Tinawi,” justified the fees imposed due to inflation, with recent news circulating about the regime’s preparation to offer a currency of 10,000 pounds in order to support the treasury after the Americans took control of the oil fields, as he described it.
Raising fees despite the closure of most ports and flights
Since 2018, the regime has threatened to raise departure fees at airports and land crossings, despite their lowness at Damascus Airport, Aleppo and Al-Bukamal Crossing, and with Lebanon 5 crossings, including illegal.
According to Tishreen newspaper, in December 2018, the regime’s government demanded the Ministry of Finance to draft a law to raise the fees imposed on departures at airports and outlets in force in accordance with Decree 34 issued in 2009, explaining that by amending paragraph A-C of the law, the airport tariff will be raised to 5 Thousands and two thousand pounds for a person at the crossings, and ten thousand for every car.