Parliament begins first reading of the budget in 2017

[haymon]

Getter done

[TexasMike1958]

22 minutes ago, deniscanada said:

 

When you read these articles the word next means this. 

example: next week means this week

we will see.  Sometimes next week means exactly that.  It would have been simpler to just say tomorrow.

[Jaygo]

23 minutes ago, deniscanada said:

 

When you read these articles the word next means this. 

example: next week means this week

That's my understanding also. I guess we will find out tomorrow. 

[ChuckFinley]

That is the way I read it too and we move forward. Stay the course and wrap this up.  

[TQueezy]

So many armored cars allotted to officials, geez.

[10 YEARS LATER]

6 hours ago, Wiljor said:

Good morning Yota, much obliged my friend 

It was indicated a number of weeks ago that the agreement between Baghdad and the Kurds would be in the 2017 budget. HCL I believe is starring us in the face DV and we will awake and find it a reality, early 2017 is looking very good. A sense of urgency to accomplish many issues is on Abadi's agenda and we can see it daily, thanks to Yota and many who bring us the news  

       

[NoviceInvestor]

9 hours ago, TexasMike1958 said:

so that means 4 more sessions.....one per week I suppose

 

Don't despair TexasMike because you will only become frustrated..you just have to realise that at the rate Iraq moves the RV may  never happen in our lifetime..

😊🙏😊

[ezrapound]

1 hour ago, NoviceInvestor said:

Don't despair TexasMike because you will only become frustrated..you just have to realise that at the rate Iraq moves the RV may  never happen in our lifetime..

😊🙏😊

Well gee, that sure makes me not despair...NOT!!!!

[NoviceInvestor]

31 minutes ago, ezrapound said:

Well gee, that sure makes me not despair...NOT!!!!

Do NOT despair for it will happen one day.. My comment came from the fact that many years have gone by since I made my investment and Iraq's is still in virtual procrastination mode ..

😊🙏😊

[ezrapound]

After almost 11 years of this ride despair isn't even in the dictionary. Disgust, disbelief frustration and a few more are certainly there though

[pokerplayer]

3 minutes ago, ezrapound said:

After almost 11 years of this ride despair isn't even in the dictionary. Disgust, disbelief frustration and a few more are certainly there though

 

Ezra, you bragging that your only 11 years ? 13 for me, I feel your pain but my comment would have a few salty words added   

We will survive this ride as will the rest of our friends here !! 

pp

[ezrapound]

Not a brag to be sure!!

[10 YEARS LATER]

16 minutes ago, ezrapound said:

After almost 11 years of this ride despair isn't even in the dictionary. Disgust, disbelief frustration and a few more are certainly there though

Absolutely EP - come January 2017 will mark 14 YEARS in this investment. Right now, I'm leaning heavy in DISGUST mode with these monkeys  

[ezrapound]

Either we are REALLY true believers or absolute idiots. Most days I can't decide which

[calkid11]

Thank you Yota 

[yota691]

Finance Committee likely pass the 2017 budget in the coming sessions of Parliament

 

 

Economy News / Baghdad ...     Parliamentary Finance Committee suggested today to pass a 2017 budget law during the next sessions of the parliament. Committee member Ahmed Hama In an interview, stressed that the House reads the budget bill at its last first reading and will be future meetings enough to maintain law and voting on the fact that most of the political blocs agreed on the initial form, pointing out that the budget bill for next year came bis of the paragraphs of the previous budgets so it does not need long discussions. He added that the flesh of the Finance Committee is working on modifying some paragraphs of Statistics of the budget that has been Tochireha by the House of Representatives in order to be ready in the coming sessions, and expected to be approving next year's budget is the fastest in the history of the previous budgets. The House Speaker Salim al-Jubouri announced receipt of the Council of the General Budget Law for the year 2017, and ordered the inclusion on the agenda of the parliament session today. This was announced Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, Tuesday, 10/18/2016, to send the draft budget to the 2017 Act to the House of Representatives after making amendments to it, pointing out that the project included the previous agreement with the Kurdistan Regional Government, while pointing to an amendment to the amnesty bill year.     mm
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[yota691]

Parliament ends the first reading of the budget in 2017 and extends the legislative term for the month [Extended]

History of edits:: 24.10.2016 15:34 • 161 visits readable

[Oan- Baghdad] 
the House of Representatives ended in its regular Monday under the chairmanship of Salim al - President of the Council and in the presence of 171 deputies, the first reading of the draft federal budget law for 2017, and voted to extend the current legislative term for a period of one month.

At the outset of the meeting, the president tasked al - Jubouri , the legal committee to prepare a formula decisions based on requests made by the Presidency concerning a number of important issues for the purpose of voting in the House of Representatives. 
Decided the Presidency of the Council of Representatives to postpone the vote on the draft general body was law to monitor the allocation of federal revenue and submitted by the Finance Committees the regions and governorates not organized in a region to a future meeting based on the vote of the Council. 
He ended the House of Representatives first reading of the draft general budget of the Federal Republic of Iraq for the fiscal year 2017 Act and provided by the Finance Committee for approval of the federal budget for 2017. 
the President of the House of Representatives for the extension of the current legislative term for a month based on the validity of the presidency of the Council after the arrival of the draft federal budget bill to the House of Representatives. This 
was followed by MP Ahmad electrodes statement with the participation of deputies province of Kirkuk , which I condemn the terrorist attack that targeted a number of reviving the city of Kirkuk, which killed constellation of martyrs and the wounded, and praised the stance heroic security forces which included formations spectrums community and would stand together against terror Daesh gangs. 
He called electrodes to form a neutral committee to determine the cause of the breach of security and to stop the illegal actions taken against the parents of the displaced people in some neighborhoods after the establishment of some quarters with breaches illegal, calling to commit the government to compensate those affected by the events mistaken bombing in DAQUQ, as well as the importance of accelerating the liberalization Hawija. 
on the other hand, the Council postponed the first reading of the proposed first amendment to the law and national card No. 3 for the year 2016 submitted by the Committee on security and defense in order to involve the Committee of religious Endowments and religious Affairs in the proposed legislation. 
completed Council first reading of Representatives to draft organization of commercial agency and submitted by the Committee of economy and investment Law in order to organize the agency business and keep pace with economic development and guarantee the Iraqi agent rights and make way for dealing with the public sector , like the private sector and not to restrict a certain number of commercial agencies. 
then followed by MP Adel Mahlawi statement condemning the terrorist attack by the organization Daesh on wet spend yesterday and claimed the lives of a number of martyrs and wounded in the ranks of the security forces and civilians, alluding to the need for attention to the danger that is gang terror in the province, as well as take the government 's decision of no crisis, including the launch of a military operation Links for the Liberation of wetlands spend and western Anbar and increase the number of volunteers from the sons of the tribes to enable them to grab the land and prepare the police, armed with weapons and advanced supplement the security establishment and military competencies. 
He ended the House of Representatives read the report and discuss the draft law amending the decree passport atomic moratorium Filter No. 1 of 1955 and submitted by the Committee of Religious Endowments Act religious Affairs. 
and he finished the House of Representatives read the report and discuss the proposed law to the board of the crowd and popular forces of him and submitted by the Committee on security and defense. 
in the interventions of Representatives MP Abbas al - Bayati stressed the importance of honoring the sacrifices of the popular crowd for his role in preventing the collapse of the country through the proposed law legislation, pointing to the importance subordination of the crowd to the military Penal Code with the need to provide legal cover to give them the rights to retirement. 
He urged MP Mohammad Taqi Mawla on the controls and functions of the popular crowd and work to change the name to the National Guard or any other name be decided by the commander of the armed forces. 
He MP Riad Ghraib to the crowd military force organization and distinct can be used to defend the country with the importance of undergoing the law of service and military retirement. 
showed high MP Nassif need for the proposed law legislation to ensure the martyrs and the wounded and the rights of older persons and resolve the issue of the link and structural. 
for his part , suggested MP Ammar Tohme that the popular crowd be part of the forces Federal police or part of the fight against terrorism. 
it noted the MP Hanan al to the importance of identifying the crowd to know his rights and duties , and its structure and includes all the components of Iraq especially since he leads the nearest part of the work of the anti - terror apparatus. 
he MP Raad Faris to the law should focus on the issue of rights and privileges to martyrs the crowd and provide facilities for them as well as interest - wounded crowd, care and treatment inside and outside the country. 
the MP Hassan Salem on the need to provide supplies all the easier for the families of the martyrs of the crowd on pensions. 
turn MP Ahmed al - Asadi increase earmarked for popular mobilization of the budget , pointing to the existence of co - operation issue of providing prosthetic limbs for those who lost his limbs with the Ministry of Health and international health agencies. 
He called Muthana Amin to postpone enactment of the proposed law pending the completion of the elimination of al Daesh and consider the possibility of merging the proposed within the project of the National Guard Act. 
the proposed olive Dulaimi MP enacting a comprehensive law that protects and preserves the rights of all of Assassin terrorism includes elements of the Awakening and the crowd clan. 
She MP Nora Albjara to the importance of reconsidering issue of the martyrs of the popular crowd institution martyrs link and be martyrs crowd rights treatment and according to the laws pertaining to terrorism victims or martyrs of the ministries of defense and interior. 
for his part , President al - Jubouri , stressed the importance of that is fueling the proposed law and the revised noting that the government has a formal and substantive comments on the proposed law relating to the title and comprehensiveness as one of the formations of the armed forces and that includes all parties and provinces, as well as the government has the observations on jus and leadership and conditions of affiliated financial dimension of the proposal. 
In its reply to the interventions confirmed the security and defense committee taking into consideration the proposals of the House of Representatives and hold meetings within the Commission or with the Finance Committee for the purpose of discussing the financial aspects of this formation, as well as discuss the issue of the crowd and link structure during the coming period. 
lift after its parliament until Tuesday of next week.

[yota691]

2017 budget: a government solution to end temporary contracts and raise the real estate tax

History of edits:: 24.10.2016 17:07 • 195 visits readable

[Oan- Baghdad] 
The draft financial budget of the state for the 2017 law, a government solution to end temporary contracts with the ministries and government institutions.

She said a member of the parliamentary finance committee Magda Tamimi told all of Iraq [where] that "Article 12 / VI of the draft budget law stipulates: [prevents recruitment in government departments all manner contract with the possibility of renewal of previous contracts in the event of a need for it] , " she "having a good bonus awarded to each employee as a temporary contract if he wishes to end his contract with the ministry or government institution." 
the show, " the contractor has not been proven on the permanent staffing if it ended the contract is a fundamentalist, making him a cash bonus equivalent to pay three months for each year of year contract that this bonus does not exceed 24 months. " 
She Tamimi to" the existence of an exception to people about it , such as military advisers or experts Bmajalhm serve the ministry and the institution. " 
She drew Tamimi to" embed budget passage for granting leave for a five - year employee with a salary call full and be without pay if more than this time. " 
She noted that the government raised the rate of property tax in the budget of 2017 , " noting that "Article 38 of the draft budget law stipulates:" is adjusted tax rate within the item [1] of Article [2] of the property tax Law No. 162 of 1959 as amended by section 6 of the CPA order No. 49 of 2004 by ten percent to twelve percent of the annual revenue of the property of real estate. " 
The House of Representatives It has ended at its Monday the first reading of the draft 2017 budget law, and of 100 trillion dinars deficit by 21%.

[yota691]

Legal expert emphasizes the need for a new budget law to Add

History of edits:: 25.10.2016 8:25 • 70 visits readable

[Where - Baghdad] 
said legal expert Tareq Harb, on Tuesday, that " the general budget of the 2017 law needs a new addition, without the need to modify or an invitation to the law."

He said the war in a statement received by all of Iraq [where] a copy of it today, " The General Budget Law need new additions , " pointing out that " the draft 2017 budget law has its first reading of the Parliament on 24.10.2016 and since this law guarantees the imposition of fees Kmarkip on alcoholic beverages , as happened in the budget of the year 2016 the law when the 100% levy on alcoholic beverages, as is happening in the customs tariff law No. 22 of 2010 , and that law makes it compulsory to impose customs fees on alcoholic beverages. " 
he added that" it does not need to project a new law prepared by the government and send it to parliament to amend the imports of municipalities by which prohibit the import, manufacture and sale of drinks law, but suffice only to add the words [and repealed provisions of prohibition established under the imports of municipal law] after the words impose customs fees of 100% on alcoholic beverages, and this is the required speed because the budget bill must be issued within a month , a period of extension of parliamentary sessions to start the parliamentary recess , as it would avoid long procedures and complex , both in the preparation of the draft law amending or in proceedings before the Federal Supreme Court. " 
He said the " Add Prohibiting and preventing alcohol obtained from parliament was not a proposal from the government, since it regards financial issue of includes depriving the government of Mali , a resource which import charges of income tax that is imposed and municipal imports any theme that regards financial Bjunbh parliament may not introduced unless solicit Ray government and this is what did not get from the parliament. " 
he said the " prohibition contained in one of the imports of the municipal law of materials and this law deals with municipal resources from the market and sellers, shops, cinemas, theaters, arenas and municipal property other has nothing to do to prevent or legalization of alcoholic beverages , "noting , " I have had the number of deputies present 170 MPs only and that means that more than 48% of MPs were absent and was Speaker of the House to postpone such a dangerous amendment to the limited number of deputies present an issue that is very delicate and sensitive dramatically either components or social aspects of depriving thousands of financial resource and other aspects that they had to delay until a quorum. " 
he pointed out, " it was necessary to study the issue carefully and make sure someone who oppose and contradict the law and the provision in which the private prevention with the constitutional articles dealing with such a subject , especially if we know that nations are considered Islamic law the sole source of legislation as stated in However constitutions a say in the matter of alcoholic beverages as a State of Malaysia, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates , where these countries are considered the best in the foreground and the Arab and Islamic countries. "

[King Bean]

On ‎10‎/‎24‎/‎2016 at 5:09 AM, TexasMike1958 said:

another week off?????   This can't be true....

Ooooohhhhhh YES it is true. Pretty exhausted after that first budget reading. Apparently there's nothing else 'pressing' these folks need to work on so yes, a well deserved break. And the people of Iraq ELECTED these fools. Pathetic.

[Freedomwish]

On 10/24/2016 at 8:36 PM, ezrapound said:

Either we are REALLY true believers or absolute idiots. Most days I can't decide which

Again, thank goodness for whiskey 

[Wiljor]

10 minutes ago, Freedomwish said:

Again, thank goodness for whiskey 

Mas tequila brother Freedomwish, cheers 

[Freedomwish]

27 minutes ago, Wiljor said:

Mas tequila brother Freedomwish, cheers 

Saluuuuuuuud!! 

[yota691]

Parliamentary Finance: appointments in the budget of 2017 zero

 

 

Economy News / Continue ...     Revealed the parliamentary finance committee member Masood Haider, Wednesday, that the number of grades in the draft financial budget law for 2017, zero, while noting the inability of Government or parliament Add your grades. Haider said in a press statement, said that "a number of grades and project grades Act of 2017, non-existent means equal to zero," denying "the existence of degrees related to the appointment of the ministries of defense, interior, education and other ministries." Haider said that "the reason for the lack of job grades to balance in 2017, because of the conditions of the International Monetary Fund, which borrowed money from Iraq," stressing that "the government and the parliament is obliged to this matter and we can not overcome or modified to add appointments."
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[yota691]

Economic Board shall submit a proposed amendment to the draft 2017 budget law

 

 

Economy News / Baghdad ...     Economic Council, announced Wednesday, submitted a proposal for amendment to the draft federal budget for 2017 Act, to the House of Representatives. Council President Ibrahim al-Masoudi said in a statement obtained by "Economy News," a copy of it, that "because of the necessity and the urgency to maximize resources and provide jobs for the purpose of encouraging and supporting the national industry, so we propose to amend Article 36 and 28 of the federal budget for the 2017 law." He added that "the amendment includes: Second paragraph added to Article 36 which, as an exception and what is mentioned in the first exempted from duties of imported raw materials and components by the general productive sector companies which are contained in its name and its use exclusively in the production processes." He said President of the Council, that "the amendment includes, adding the phrase (and any local product) on Article 28 to be as follows, federal ministries, provinces and departments not associated with the Ministry is committed to purchase their requirements from the federal ministries products (Wi local product)."  He said al-Masoudi, "that at least the added value of these bundled products and manufactured on (25%) of the cost of import value added to them and to the local product prices are not higher than the imported counterparts by more than 10%, taking into account the quality and quality specifications."     mm
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