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I couldn't get the link to work...

Is the budget a huge factor?? They have had a ratified budget every year... this is not new or unique to this year. I think more important than the budget is having a fully seated government.

Parliament postponed the second reading of the budget bill to the next Sunday GMT Monday, 2007 شباط 2011 09:10 GMT NewsDetails Iraqi Council of Representatives (Archive) Alsumaria News / Baghdad Voice of the Iraqi parliament on Monday to postpone the second reading of the draft federal budget law for the current year to the next meeting next Sunday, for the non-arrival of law after the amendments by the government, while the source confirmed that the Council added to today's meeting to discuss the ration card and the high grain prices.". A source in the Information Service of the Council of Representatives in an interview with "Alsumaria News", "The House of Representatives voted unanimously at its 30, which was held this morning, chaired by President of parliament, Osama Najafi and the presence of 260 deputies to postpone the second reading of the draft federal budget law for the current year 2011, to the next meeting to be held next Sunday the 13 of February now, "attributing the cause" to the non-arrival of the budget law of prime minister after making adjustments to it. " The source, who requested anonymity, that "the Presidency of the parliament added another paragraph to the agenda of today's meeting includes discussion of the ration card and the high grain prices." The Council of Representatives of Iraq, this morning, its the 30, headed by Speaker Osama Najafi and the presence of 260 deputies, to present the draft law the Supreme Judicial Council by the Legal Committee for first reading and second reading of the draft federal budget law for 2011 after the addition of amendments. The Cabinet decided at its regular meeting held on 26 of the last month, to approve the allocation of $ 900 million to buy aircraft, F 16, under the amendments contained in the draft budget bill for 2011, also agreed to amend the price of a barrel of oil to 76.5 dollars, and by two million and two hundred thousand barrels per day. The Cabinet approved, on Sunday, the general budget for 2011 modified after an increase of three billion dollars to be worth 81.9 billion dollars with a deficit of 13.3 billion dollars will be covered by the amounts retained from the previous year's budget and borrow internally and externally, noting that the total revenue estimator, 68, $ 6 billion while operating expenses, ie salaries and wages in particular, by $ 56.4 billion, while the capital expenditures $ 25.4 billion, also pointed out that the calculation of income resulting from export of crude oil at a rate of 76.5 dollars per barrel at a rate of 2.0002 million barrels per day, including 100 thousand barrels of the Kurdistan region. And got "Alsumaria News" middle of last month, the amended version of the draft General Budget Law of the Federal Republic of Iraq for the Financial Year 2011, as amended, after the addition of the final cost of speculative to host the Arab summit conference in Baghdad. http://translate.googleusercontent.c...9H7Eb3J6n7nJEg

my understanding is that taxes are paid by whomever cashes in.

Having the budget approved is just one piece of the puzzle. They have had an approved budget every year from what I've read.

http://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2010/12/27/call-to-reschedule-iraqs-debt/ this is good news, I believe!

our fed ex delivery man tells us this is all bogus. he and most of the guys out of the local office have all purchased from dtrade, as well.