An Iraqi cabinet committee ordered the change in 2007, but the central bank did not think it appropriate until recently, Kasim said. The dinar's value will remain unchanged, he said. It is very normal for governments to say one thing and then at a later date do another. This always upsets a number of people. But we need to always remember that as situations change so must a decisions we make. Even if they meant it when they said it, they could be saying something different now and mean it.