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2018/02/14 (00:01 PM)   -   Number of readings: 172   -   Number (4135)
 
 
Parliament resorts to the three presidencies after the government exceeded the remarks of the blocs



 Baghdad / Range 
 

The House of Representatives passed on Tuesday, reading the General Budget Law, leaving differences and objections to this legislation behind it. 

Kurdish blocs, Sunni blocs and southern provincial governors refuse to approve the budget without adding their comments on the bill. 
The Prime Minister Haider Abadi had met with the Sunni blocs and Kurdish blocs and oil-producing provinces, and promised to include some of their observations in an amendment to follow the draft budget law. 
According to deputies, the amendment did not include their claims. In order to avoid the objections, Speaker of the Parliament Salim al-Jubouri announced his intention to arrange a meeting attended by the three presidencies to discuss the issue of voting on the budget of 2018. 
The media department of the House of Representatives, in a statement received (range) copy of it, the latter "ended in its 12th ordinary session, which was resumed under the chairmanship of Salim Jubouri Chairman of the House of Representatives read a report and discuss the draft law of the federal budget of the Republic of Iraq for the fiscal year 2018 submitted by the Finance Committee.
The information service said that "Jubouri directed on the proposal of the Finance Committee to hold a meeting of heads of parliamentary blocs with the Finance Committee to discuss the vote on the federal budget for the year 2018," stressing "the keenness of parliament to take the observations of the parliamentary blocs on the budget 
The President of the House of Representatives on" In contact with the President of the Republic in order to hold a meeting of the three presidencies to discuss the issue of voting on the budget. " 
Commenting on this, said the head of the Kurdistan Democratic bloc, Arafat Karam during a press conference in the House of Representatives and his (range) that" the problem of the budget is a real problem did not come with the President The Minister Haider al-Abbadi to the result, "noting" we decided to continue the boycott, because the government did not meet the demands of all, whether we or the Sunnis or oil-producing provinces. " 
Karam added that"
The Kurdish MP said that "we met and agreed to boycott the meeting and submitted our observations to the Finance Committee through our four deputies, to be presented during the session did not enter in order not to give legitimacy to the session," pointing out that "as a solution to the budget problem asked us to meet with the three presidencies to discuss the budget, The political process, "noting that" there is a desire of Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jubouri and President Fuad Masum to hold a meeting but are waiting for the return of Prime Minister Haider Abadi from Kuwait. " 
In turn, MP for the province of Basra, Hassan Khalati to "ensure the rights of oil-producing provinces, especially with a budget violation did not explain the allocation and allocation of 400 billion dinars, which was agreed to grant to the provinces produced," urging "to recommend to the Government to encourage investment "He said.
In the meantime, a deputy of the coalition of state law, on Tuesday, the entry of plots and political deals in the adoption of the budget. 
"The budget has become an octopus to kill the Iraqi people and entered into political deals and deals," said Deputy Kazem al-Sayadi in a press conference. "The government sent the revised budget and did not put the rights that we demanded to be the share of oil producing provinces five Dollars per barrel of oil source, in addition to the proportion of imports of border crossings and stop thefts of the currency auction. 
"Abadi apparently does not hear the cries of the poor or cancer patients in Basra, which has become a disaster and some families are not getting dinner."
"It is ironic that the government has previously set up a mobile phone tax and accepted it, but today it came in Article 3 (a) to place a 10 percent tax on malls and barbershops. It seems that the government does not shy away from trying to complete its budget, Women for their hair ". 
The MP stressed the coalition of the rule of law that "the budget should be fair and give to the provinces producing the value of two dollars instead of the five as the lowest estimate after we felt despair of the government's fairness to the oil-producing provinces and to be granted the rights of the delayed contracts," adding that "the budget in its current form is a budget for Zarqa The wealth of a country seven thousand years old. "

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Calls to find formulas of understanding to pass the budget

   
 

 
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15/2/2018 12:00 am 

 Following the announcement of a forthcoming meeting of the three presidencies, 
Baghdad / Muhannad Abdul Wahab 
following the announcement of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Salim Jubouri, a meeting expected for the three presidencies on a common understanding to vote on the budget law, deputies expressed the hope that the upcoming meeting to produce results contribute to To find solutions to end the dispute and satisfy all parties to contribute to pass the budget law and approval by the House of Representatives. 
He said the decision of the parliamentary finance committee MP for the Kurdistan Alliance, Ahmed Haj Rashid: It is hoped that the meeting of the three presidencies after the return of Prime Minister Dr. Haider Abadi of the Kuwait Conference in order to reach the final version of the political understandings on the draft budget law.
He said in his speech to «morning» that this meeting is expected to discuss the presidencies of the most important points of disagreement raised by the political blocs that objected to the budget, hoping that the meeting to reach common points to satisfy all parties on the provisions of the budget law. Rashid reiterated that the demands of the Kurds still exist and focused on legal and technical treatments and the most important treatments are the allocations of salaries of employees of the Kurdistan region. 
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The parliamentary legal committee revealed on Thursday the intention to hold a meeting of the three presidencies in order to resolve differences on the budget, indicating that it is not possible to vote on the budget after the second reading before the passage of four days.

"The Presidency of Parliament and the Legal Committee are working with the Finance Committee to contain all the differences in accordance with the frameworks of the law on the budget to pass," said member of the Committee Salim Shawqi.

He added that "there are movements to hold a meeting of the three presidencies on the budget and resolve outstanding differences on them and pass them as soon as possible."

He explained that "according to the rules of procedure can not pass the budget after the second reading only after four days with the lowest estimates," explaining that "attention is directed towards the meetings of the three presidencies to reduce the size of differences."

The House of Representatives has completed, last Tuesday, the second reading of the draft budget of the country, while differences are still going on some of its paragraphs.

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Treasures of Media - revealed the parliamentary legal committee, on the direction of a meeting of the three presidencies in order to resolve differences on the budget, indicating that it is not possible to vote on the budget after the second reading before the passage of four days.

"The Presidency of Parliament and the Legal Committee are working with the Finance Committee to contain all differences according to the framework of the law on the budget to pass," said member of the Committee Salim Shawqi in an interview with local media and the agency "Media treasures".

He added that "there are movements to hold a meeting of the three presidencies on the budget and resolve outstanding differences on them and pass them as soon as possible."

He explained that "according to the rules of procedure can not pass the budget after the second reading only after four days with the lowest estimates," explaining that "attention is directed towards the meetings of the three presidencies to reduce the size of differences."

The House of Representatives has completed, last Tuesday, the second reading of the draft budget of the country, while differences are still going on some paragraphs.

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MP for the Kurdistan Democratic Party bloc Najib Najib, Friday, that the public perspective and the positions of the blocs and the government in the issue of the federal budget indicates that "the Kurds do not consider them in this country." 

Najib said in an interview with Alsumaria News that "the general perspective that we see during the discussion of the budget that the Kurds are not part of the Iraqi people and this budget is not for all Iraqis," indicating that "there are efforts we are still making in order not to pass the budget in its current form and we have contact with the government and the forces To achieve this. "

 

 


Najib said that "the general perspective and the positions of the blocks and the government clearly indicates that the Iraqi state does not have a consensus or partnership and the Kurds do not consider them in this country," noting that "all political parties in the public speak something and talk about the rights of the people of Kurdistan, Within the Council Chamber do things that are different, so trust does not exist. " 

Najib pointed out that "the speaker of the parliament said clearly during a press conference that the budget in which the violations of constitutional and legal, therefore, we do not know how to accept that the Council continues to read and discuss, including these violations and it was better to return to the government to reform the extent of irregularities.

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7 hours ago, TOMINVEGAS said:

Am I supposed to be getting excited and hopeful?.......nevermind.......think I’m going to doze off for awhile..... somebody please give me a nudge when there’s something really going on..... or if Trump calls them thieves again.... I’d like to be awake for that

 

 That's how it seems to go ,dude  ,excitement ,then a nap ,more excitement  ,then another  "quiet time " .  Then get on the puter ,get all excited again , figure out all sorts of way you're going to spend your fortune , It's all good ,no worries

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  • yota691 changed the title to Sources: a meeting expected for the three presidencies this week

Sources for «morning»: a meeting expected for the three presidencies this week

   
 

 
 


17/2/2018 12:00 am 

The House of Representatives finishes reading two laws

Baghdad / Sabah / Omar Abdul Latif
The three presidencies this week set a date for their meeting to discuss three files, most notably the current year's budget, as well as the results of the Kuwait conference and the relationship between the center and the region. And while the House of Representatives on Thursday resumed its 12th regular session headed by Salim al-Jubouri ended the first reading of the laws of the Iraqi Programmers Association And the traffic, the MP expected the stream of parliamentary wisdom, Hassan Khalati, that everyone reaches an agreement to pass the budget within the minimum levels of consensus.

The legal adviser to the President of the Republic, Amir Kanani, in an interview for «morning»: «The meeting of the three presidencies will be presented the most important issues on the domestic political scene in addition to what they see the personalities gathered», explaining that «the Speaker of the House Salim al-Jubouri recommended the inclusion of discussion budget General of this year within the agenda of the meeting of the three presidencies ». 
Kanani added that «the other file to be discussed by the meeting of the three presidencies is the relationship between the Center and the region to seek solutions to issues that are still stuck such as airports, borders, salaries and others, as well as discuss developments in the political process related to the elections and review the most important events and highlight the results (Kuwait International Conference) Reconstruction of Iraq ».

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deputy of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), Najeeb Najib, confirmed on Sunday the continuing differences over the issue of voting on the budget, indicating that next week will be clear if the Prime Minister serious to pass it or not.

Najib told "Al-Ghad Press" that "the budget read the second reading in the parliament to boycott the Kurdish blocs, and their opposition to the origin of the draft contrary to the Constitution and the law." 
She pointed out that "there has not been any response so far on the benefits of the Kurds, and that the latest amendment, which came from the government to parliament did not address any treatment of the demands of the Kurds, the Sunnis and the oil-producing provinces." 
"The differences on the passage of the budget so far continues, and we hope the Prime Minister to feel the suffering of the people of the province and respond to their constitutional entitlements and make an amendment to the budget to pass." 
"Next week it will be clear to us whether the prime minister is serious about passing the budget or not," she said.
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Meeting of the three presidencies this week to discuss the budget
 

 

 
 

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The three presidencies set this week as a date for their meeting to discuss several files, most notably the current year budget and the relationship between the center and the Kurdistan region.

He said Amir Kanani, legal adviser to the Iraqi president that the meeting of the three presidencies will be presented the most important issues on the political arena and local, explaining that the Speaker of the House of Representatives Salim al-Jubouri recommended inclusion of discussion of the general budget for this year within the schedule of the meeting of the three presidencies.

Kanani added that the other file, which will be discussed by the three presidencies, is the relationship between the center and the region to discuss issues that are still stuck, such as airports, borders, salaries, etc., as well as discuss developments in the political process related to the upcoming parliamentary elections.

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  • yota691 changed the title to Disclosure of the date of voting on the budget of 2018

Disclosure of the date of voting on the budget of 2018

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A member of the Finance Committee of Parliament Mahasen Hamdoun, said Monday that next Tuesday is the date of voting on the budget in 2018.

 
Hamadoun said in a press statement that 'the Finance Committee continues its meetings to discuss the budget and will not clear things, only on the day of voting on it'.

 
"The vote on the budget will be next Tuesday," she said, stressing that 'deductions of salaries of employees stopped in the budget'.


"The Finance Committee is meeting today to complete the discussions and will not show the picture only in the voting session on the budget," adding that 'the proportion of the region will not change and the members of the Kurdistan Alliance did not attend to discuss the budget so far, so the situation remains as it is.

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Treasures of media - revealed the Kurdish blocs, on Sunday, the rejection of Prime Minister Haider Abadi, a meeting of the three presidencies in order to discuss the demands of the political blocs on the budget of 2018.

The leader of the blocs, MP Shirin Dino said in an interview with local media and the agency [Media treasures], "Prime Minister Haider Abadi refused to hold a meeting of the three presidencies to discuss the law of the budget and the amendment of 2018 and discuss the demands of political blocs in the law," indicating that "Abadi argued that this The issue belongs to the House of Representatives and does not concern the three presidencies. "

Dino added that "the meeting of the three presidencies was supposed to be held, last Thursday, but Abadi refused," indicating that "this meeting came at the request of all political forces and not only Kurdish."

She pointed out that "the meeting came with the approval and declaration by the Presidency of the Iraqi Council of Representatives," asserting that "the Kurdish blocs agreed to boycott the parliamentary sessions in protest against the budget law."

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2018/02/19 (00:01 PM)   - The   number of readings: 184   -  Number (4138)
 
 
Parliamentary finance is approaching the addition of 8 paragraphs to the budget law and amend 4 articles



 Baghdad / Mohammed Sabah 
 

The Parliamentary Finance Committee intensified its meetings to make some amendments and additions to the law of the general budget in the absence of Kurdish deputies, stressing that it will submit the law to vote in the House of Representatives within one week. The Committee is talking about the addition of eight new paragraphs on the federal budget law with the amendment of four articles in accordance with the political agreement.

"The daily meetings are continuing to make some amendments to the law of the general budget," says member of the parliamentary finance committee Hossam al-Aqabi, stressing that his committee "will submit the bill to vote within one week." 
The House of Representatives decided to continue discussing the draft federal budget law in the coming sessions after hearing the report submitted by the parliamentary finance committee including all the proposals submitted by the blocs objecting to pass the budget.
The discussions with the representatives of the Kurdistan region to take part of their demands and include in the draft law, while not added some of their demands. The payment of the external and internal affairs of the $ 114 billion, "noting that" the Iraqi government will pay from the budget of $ 7 billion dollars as benefits and premiums to international and local bodies. "
As a result of the difficult financial conditions experienced by the government resorted to the agreement with 22 international and local institutions to borrow to fill the federal budget deficit of 22 trillion dinars while waiting for the benefits estimated at 8 trillion is due. The government sent a modified version of the draft federal budget bill for 2018 to the House of Representatives In the eighth month of this month included the demands of the political blocs, which stipulated inclusion in the law in exchange for voting on it. 
The negotiating rounds conducted by Prime Minister Haider Abadi with the parliamentary blocs last week to include their observations in the legislation. 
These parliamentary forces, which have agreed with Abadi recently, require writing a signed agreement between them in which the prime minister will not contest the articles that have been agreed to be added to the federal court in return for voting on the general budget law.
The MP revealed that the province of Baghdad that "the Finance Committee voted in a meeting held on Sunday to cancel one of the paragraphs of the budget law on the deduction of 3.8% of the salaries of employees and retirees," and expected to "add eight new paragraphs will be modified four articles on the draft project Budget law by the parliamentary finance. 
"The tax rate set by the government raised from non-oil revenues to nearly 600 billion dinars of its total size of 13 trillion dinars," he said, adding that the taxes imposed by the government raised from non-oil revenues to about 600 billion dinars "He said.

"The non-oil revenues obtained from the budget for the year 2017 exceeded the 13 trillion dinars after it was planned by 12 trillion dinars." 
The House of Representatives is concerned about adding articles to the draft budget and repeating the scenario followed by the government in the budget of 2017, as the government of Abbadi appealed to the Federal Court in all movements carried out by the House of Representatives on the budget of 2017, estimated at 280 billion dinars. 
And concludes the MP for the Liberal bloc of the Sadrist movement, saying that "the points of contention with the Kurdish forces are waiting to discuss with the Prime Minister to agree on them."
And rejects the Kurdish blocs and Sunni blocs and the deputies of the southern provinces to approve the budget without adding their comments on the draft law. The President of the House of Representatives Salim al-Jubouri last week, "to make contact with the President of the benefits of infallible for a meeting of the three presidencies to discuss the issue of voting on the law of the general budget. 
It was supposed to hold a meeting of heads of the Kurdish blocs with members of the Finance Committee in the House of Representatives on Saturday evening to discuss the most controversial points facing the passage of the budget law, but this meeting was not achieved because of political differences 
The MP explains the party bloc Kurdistan Democratic Party in the statement of (range), that "there are nine observations of the Kurdish forces on the federal budget law, including three basic insist on inclusion in the law before the vote on it."
It adds that "among these basic points is to raise the word of the provinces of the north and put instead of the Kurdistan region, and solve the problem of salaries of regional staff, as well as the calculation of the Peshmerga share of the total allocations of ground forces and not from the salaries of ground forces." 
And follow the Kurdish MP, "We demand the solution of the problem of the Kurdistan region depending on the population ratio of the region," stressing that "the technical committee completed the audit staff of the Ministry of Higher Education in Kurdistan came a match, but there are minor problems in the ministries of education and health."

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11 minutes ago, ChuckFinley said:

Makes one really think twice about investing in Iraq when this is done. 

 

1 minute ago, bostonangler said:

I know "when this is done" I won't be thinking about Iraq for a long time!

 

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We are just here for them to go International with their currency. I totally agree.

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31 minutes ago, bostonangler said:

I know "when this is done" I won't be thinking about Iraq for a long time!

 

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You and me both! We will be dancing the jig of happiness and moving on with our lives. This has taken too much time and energy away from other things that I could have worked on.

 

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Indy

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