Abadi: We are willing to pay the salaries of the Peshmerga and the staff of the region

[yota691]

Iraqi Prime Minister: We will pay the salaries of employees in northern Iraq soon

As well as the Peshmerga

01.11.2017 ~ 01.11.2017

 

Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said the forces of the central administration had taken control of all disputed areas in the country.

Abadi pointed out that the salaries of employees working in the northern Iraq and the Peshmerga forces will soon be paid.

Abadi said at a press conference organized in Baghdad that some media in the northern region of Iraq targeted the central government and published inflammatory news and can not be approved, describing it as "a war crime."

The Iraqi prime minister said that the security forces deployed in the disputed areas, indicating that Bushra will be announced the liberation of al-Qaim, which is considered the last bastion of the organization of the terrorist advocate.

Abadi called on civilians to be wary of possible terrorist attacks during the "Revival of the Fourteen" events .

[tigergorzow]

12 hours ago, fancy said:

Totally agreed tiger. Albadi is the BEST thing to happen to Iraq. All the good news is so wonderful, been in this for over 10 years now and never have I seen such progress. Plus 1 fur u! 

Ps does Laid Back have copy rights on "Go...." seriously nuttin but luv my friend!

fancy Thanks My Friend,  All one big "DV Family" and yes LB gave his DV friends full permission to go for broke with the word "GO".... I do believe this to be true so help me....

 

GO GO RV / RI

[SnowGlobe7]

so all this talk over the years about salary..I have to believe that the salary talk has something to do with the HCL.

 

I have always taken the word"salary" to mean like we think it means..a paycheck

 

I have come to believe that the "salary" they speak of are the payments from the HCL money.

 

I think that ABadi is going to take the money Barzani was holding and pay the 1st payments on the HCL. Money that SHOULD of been being paid but was not. I believe that 141 is ready to go onto the q cards and this money is the HCL money

 

this would be the ultimate IMPLEMENTATION......pay the people!!!!!

 

 

[gregp]

Davis, you just lost the Presidential candidacy. 

 

Miss Kitty is in!

[The Englishman]

KRG WELCOMES PLANS BY IRAQI PM TO PAY SALARIES OF KURDISTAN PUBLIC SERVANTS

 

2 hours ago

 

SULAIMANI – The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) issued a statement on Wednesday (November 1) and welcomed plans by Baghdad to pay salaries of Kurdish Peshmerga forces and public servants who are on its payroll.

“The KRG Council of Ministers welcomes the initiative by Mr. Abadi [Iraqi Prime Minister] to pay salaries of the Kurdistan Region’s employees,” the KRG statement read.

The KRG said it assumes Baghdad to finance a total of 1,249,481 public servants, including Peshmerga forces, who have officially been employed in the region.

Over 897 billion Iraqi dinars per month are needed on the basis of the biometric system on KRG payroll, according to the statement.

The KRG expressed its opposition to a number of measures included in the Iraqi budget proposal for 2018 for being “unconstitutional,” and saying they hinder efforts to start Erbil-Baghdad negotiations:

The KRG said measures included are ones which would see Kurdistan budget share reduced by over five percent for first time since 2005.

The Iraqi budget draft for 2018 awaiting approval of the parliament in Baghdad also referred to the Kurdistan Region as “the government of Kurdistan's provinces”, according to KRG.

Iraqi Prime Minister, Haidar al-Abadi on Tuesday (October 31) announced plans to soon begin disbursing salaries of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces and public servants who are on the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) payroll.

Abadi didn’t say when exactly salaries of KRG employees will be paid and whether they will be paid in full. According to a salary withholding system which is in effect by the KRG, government employees face cuts between 15 and 75 percent.

Salaries for KRG employees have been plagued by delays since 2014 and Kurdish authorities have repeatedly said they cannot make payments due to a number of crises affecting the region.

“We will soon be able to pay all the salaries of the Peshmerga and the employees of the region,” Abadi told reporters during a press conference.

[skeetdog]

Thanks SD...What a strategically effective move this was by Abadi...Not only does this unifies Iraq constitutionally, it constitutes authority under a sovereign constitution for all under its protection...I'm just wondering how they're goin' to pull this off at the dinar's current rate...

[Theseus]

The region welcomes the initiative to pay the region's salaries and calls for amending the budget law

Arbil, November 2 (AKnews) - The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has welcomed the readiness of the federal government to pay the salaries of the provincial and Peshmerga forces, announcing its "Constitution" protest over news of reducing the region's share of the fiscal budget for 2018 from 17% to 12.6%.

 

 

A statement issued by the Kurdistan Regional Government said that "Erbil welcomes the initiative of Abadi to secure the financial dues of employees and employees of the Kurdistan region, estimated at (1,249,481) employees and equal their dues (eight hundred and ninety-five billion five hundred million dinars) under the real registration of all employees and employees of the region Kurdistan according to the biometric system in force in the region.

 

 

The statement added that "the Kurdistan Regional Government expresses its readiness to prepare the details of this information to the federal government, as explained below:

 

 

108 billion dinars for salaries of 244,656 retired employees.

 

 

38.5 billion dinars for salaries of 96.053 families of martyrs and anfal.

 

 

30 billion dinars for salaries of 159.000 for people with special needs and beneficiaries of social welfare.

 

 

455 billion dinars for the salaries of 483.307 employees, including (police personnel).

 

 

266 billion dinars for the salaries of 266.465 Peshmerga and the forces of Asayish.

 

 

On the budget called the statement the Federal Council of Ministers not to ratify the draft law, which was prepared by the Federal Ministry of Finance without the participation of the Kurdistan region, and according to the following:

 

 

1. For the first time since 2003, the term "Kurdistan Region - Iraq" was changed from the draft of the law. Instead, the term "provinces belonging to the Kurdistan region" was used. This is a clear violation of Article (117) ) Of Article (121) of the Constitution which was adopted upon its entry into the Kurdistan region and its existing authorities federal territory and granted the provincial authorities the right to exercise legislative, executive and judicial powers as a province, not as a province.

 

 

2 - Reduction of the share of the Kurdistan region of the federal budget for the first time since 2005 from the ratio of (17%) to (12.6%) and on the basis of actual expenditure and not from the federal revenues and this is contrary to paragraph (III) of Article (121) Provides that the federal government to allocate a fair share of the revenues collected federally to the Kurdistan region, taking into account the proportion of the population of the region, and since the census has not been conducted in Iraq so far, the population was determined in the region by (17%) agreement of the parties, This basis has been approved this percentage in the law of the federal budget annual since 2006, without receiving the Kurdistan region full of this percentage actually in any year, because of the continuous increase of the sovereign expenses annually without the Kurdistan Region has a role in determining these expenses, or to have a share in it, the reduction of the share of the Kurdistan Region to 12 ,

 

 

3 - Granting direct powers to the governors of the Kurdistan region in the federal budget law and dealing with the provinces of Kurdistan as governorates not organized in a region and not as a federal province in violation of the provisions of paragraph (I) of Article (117) and paragraph (I) of Article (121) of the Constitution.

 

 

4 - Paragraph (IV) of Article (126) of the Constitution does not allow derogation of the constitutional powers of the Kurdistan region by the federal authorities, but the Constitution to prevent any constitutional amendment individual lead to a reduction of the powers of the Kurdistan Region.

 

 

5 - In addition to the existence of the same problems of previous years in the federal budget has been added to the core points contrary to the Constitution mentioned above in the draft federal budget law for the year 2018.

 

 

In light of the constitutional articles referred to above, especially that Abbadi constantly emphasizes in his speeches and words on the sovereignty of the Iraqi Constitution and the non-injury to the citizens of the Kurdistan region, we call on the Iraqi Council of Ministers of Iraq to provide an opportunity to negotiate with the Council of Ministers of the Kurdistan region in order to reformulate the draft federal budget law for 2018 On the basis of the principles contained in the Constitution in a way that guarantees a fair share of the Kurdistan region. 

 

(pretty)

[jcfrag]

Get those Kurdish reps back in Parliment too. That’s probably 50 reps that will show up with out fail!! Then they can have their forum! If the Kurds attend other reps will be in attendance and charged an fee to watch the fights and beatings in Parliment!!!   

[yota691]

Kurdistan welcomes Ebadi initiative on securing financial dues and salaries of the region

 

 From 2017-11-01 at 20:17 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad - Mawazine News

The Kurdistan Regional Government on Wednesday welcomed the initiative of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on securing financial dues and salaries of regional employees.

A statement issued by the government, read by Mawazin News, that "Erbil welcomes the initiative of Abadi to secure the financial benefits of employees and employees of the Kurdistan region, estimated at (1,249,481) employees and equal entitlements of (Eight hundred and ninety-seven billion and five hundred million dinars) The real registration of all employees and employees of the Kurdistan Region in accordance with the biometric system in force in the region.

The statement added that the Kurdistan Regional Government expresses its readiness to prepare the details of this information to the federal government, as explained below:

108 billion dinars for salaries of 244,656 retired employees.

 

38.5 billion dinars for salaries of 96.053 families of martyrs and anfal.

 

30 billion dinars for salaries of 159.000 for people with special needs and beneficiaries of social welfare.

 

455 billion dinars for the salaries of 483.307 employees, including (police personnel).

 

266 billion dinars for the salaries of 266.465 Peshmerga and the forces of Asayish.

 

The statement called on the Federal Council of Ministers of Iraq not to ratify the draft draft law of the general budget of Iraq for the Federal Republic of 2018, which was prepared by the Federal Ministry of Finance without the participation of the Kurdistan region, and according to the following:

1. For the first time since 2003, the term Kurdistan Region of Iraq was changed from the draft law to the term " ) Of Article (121) of the Constitution which was adopted upon its entry into the Kurdistan region and its existing authorities federal territory and granted the provincial authorities the right to exercise legislative, executive and judicial powers as a province, not as a province.

 

2 - Reduction of the share of the Kurdistan region of the federal budget for the first time since 2005 from the ratio of (17%) to (12.6%) and on the basis of actual expenditure and not from the federal revenues and this is contrary to paragraph (III) of Article (121) Stipulates that the federal government to allocate a fair share of revenues collected federally to the Kurdistan region, taking into account the proportion of the population of the region, and since the census has not been conducted in Iraq so far, the population was determined in the region by (17%) agreement of the parties, This basis has been approved this percentage in the law of the federal budget annual since 2006, without receiving the Kurdistan region full of this percentage actually in any year, because of the continuous increase of the sovereign expenses annually without the Kurdistan Region has a role in determining these expenses, or to have a share in it, the reduction of the share of the Kurdistan Region to 12 ,

 

3 - Granting direct powers to the governors of the Kurdistan region in the federal budget law and dealing with the provinces of Kurdistan as governorates not organized in a region and not as a federal province in violation of the provisions of paragraph (I) of Article (117) and paragraph (I) of Article (121) of the Constitution.

 

4 - Paragraph (IV) of Article (126) of the Constitution does not allow derogation of the constitutional powers of the Kurdistan region by the federal authorities, but the Constitution to prevent any constitutional amendment individual lead to a reduction of the powers of the Kurdistan Region.

 

5 - In addition to the existence of the same problems of previous years in the federal budget has been added to the core points contrary to the Constitution mentioned above in the draft federal budget law for the year 2018.

 

In the light of the constitutional articles referred to above, especially that Abbadi constantly emphasizes in his speeches and words on the sovereignty of the Iraqi constitution and not to inflict damage to the citizens of the Kurdistan region, we call on the Iraqi Council of Ministers of Iraq to provide an opportunity to negotiate with the Council of Ministers of the Kurdistan region in order to reformulate the draft federal budget law for 2018 On the basis of the principles contained in the Constitution in a manner that guarantees a fair share of the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

And left the President of the Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani, his post today (November 1, 2017), leaving his nephew, Nigervan Barzani, "the task of reconciliation with the central government in Baghdad and with neighboring countries and with rival Kurdish parties after the failure of a referendum on independence."

 

[yota691]

11 hours ago, Theseus said:

protest over news of reducing the region's share of the fiscal budget for 2018 from 17% to 12.6%

Those figures will probably be adjusted up....and GM Everybody

[SnowGlobe7]

GM Yota...thank you