Decisions of the Council of Ministers during today's session

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Iraq’s prime minister, who once could do no wrong, appears to be on the way out

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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi delivers a speech on Feb. 17, 2018 at the 54th Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany 

BEIRUT (Tribune News Service) — It was only a few months ago that Haider al-Abadi, Iraq’s avuncular prime minister, seemed to do no wrong.

He had been credited with defeating Islamic State, among other accomplishments, and was expected to easily net a second term in parliamentary elections in May. He had the backing of the U.S. and others in the West. He looked to be Iraq’s first genuinely post-sectarian leader.

Yet today, he stands largely alone. His party has unraveled, his popularity has tanked and his political partners are abandoning him for alliances with groups loyal to Iran. That he is still prime minister is largely a measure of his opponents’ failure so far to agree on a governing coalition.

At his weekly news conference Thursday, he all but acknowledged that his days as prime minister are numbered, saying he “would not cling to power.”

Al-Abadi’s looming downfall speaks to the wrath of a growing force in Iraqi politics: an electorate more concerned with the performance of its leaders than their sectarian or ethnic affiliations.

For weeks, Iraq has been roiled by protests in Basra, a city in the country’s south, which provides most of its oil but whose residents have neither electricity nor clean water to counter summer temperatures reaching 120 degrees.

The demonstrations, sparked after thousands had been hospitalized because of water contamination, turned violent.

Security forces killed at least 12 people, while rioters burned down any governmental, militia and party building they could find. The Iranian Consulate met the same fate. (Protesters gathered around the U.S. Consulate as well before security forces cordoned it off.)

The protests delivered what many believe was the fatal blow to al-Abadi’s bid for the premiership. But his problems had begun earlier.

Little was expected from al-Abadi, a one-time engineer who lived in Britain before returning to Iraq after the 2003 U.S. invasion, when he was picked from the back ranks of the ruling Dawa Party to dislodge Nouri al-Maliki in 2014.

Arguably, his greatest advantage was that he wasn’t al-Maliki, a Shiite Muslim supremacist who had frustrated so many that even Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, a Shiite cleric who is considered to be Iraq’s highest religious authority, broke his proscription against meddling in political affairs and asked him to step aside.

 

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Decisions of the Council of Ministers during today's session

 

 

 

06:38 - 18/09/2018

 

 

BAGHDAD - The 
Council of Ministers issued a number of resolutions during the regular session headed by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday, including the exclusion of confiscated, smuggled and abandoned vehicles located at the General Authority for Customs Affairs of its resolution No. 68 of 2016, For the year 2016, on vehicle registration regulations. 
"The Council of Ministers held its regular session under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Haider al-Abbadi and voted to delay the accession of the Republic of Iraq to the Convention on Electronic Crime (Budapest) No. (185) for the year," the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement received by Mawazine News. 2001 at the present time until the appropriate conditions are available. "
The statement added that "the Council of Ministers recommended to the Iraqi Council of Representatives not to support the proposed amendment to the first law to include the Judicial Institute to the Supreme Judicial Council No. (70) for the year 2017," noting that "the Council agreed to the Ministry of Communications to merge the public company services of the International Information Network With the General Company for Communications to become one company under the name of (General Company for Communications and Informatics) based on the provisions of Article 33 of the Federal Budget Law No. (9) for the year 2018.
The Council of Ministers approved the amendment of paragraph (1) of the Cabinet Resolution No. (189) for the year 2014 on the draft agreement on the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of evasion of taxes on income and capital between the Government of the Republic of Iraq and the Government of the Republic of Armenia. Write-off of the assets formed in the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers on the cancellation of vehicles No. (26) approved for sale to the former officials in accordance with the decision of the Council of Ministers No. (256) for the year 2016 amended by Decree No. (202) for the year 2018 with a carrying value of only 322,990,6372 dinars Three billion two hundred and twenty-nine million nine hundred Six thousand three hundred and seventy-two dinars, based on the provisions of Article (6 / b) of the implementation of the Federal General Budget for the fiscal year 2018.
The Council voted to "approve the exception of the Ministry of Health from the instructions to implement government contracts No. (2) for the year 2014 for the rehabilitation of pipelines and reservoirs for the discharge of radioactive water at the National Amal Hospital and the creation of irradiated iodine cabinets with their tanks at the National Center for Cancer Diseases ), And the Ministry of the Ministry of Science and Technology / Atomic Energy Agency / Department of treatment and destruction of chemical and biological waste and dangerous fire in the manner of the only offer to the signatories in the Department of Medicine City to be borne by the Ministry of Health insurance amounts required for it.
The Council also agreed to "exclude vehicles confiscated, smuggled and abandoned in the General Authority of Customs from the decision of the Council of Ministers No. (68) for the year 2016 amended by Decree No. (237) for the year 2016 on the registration of vehicles, so that the said body can be sold to citizens in accordance with the Customs Law No. 23) for the year 1984, and Regulation No. (14) for the year 1985 issued by the Ministry of Construction, Housing, Municipalities and Public Works by directly entrusting its subsidiaries for the execution of its works according to the details set forth below. ) For the year 2014 B Mayati: - 
1. Maintenance and rehabilitation of Dhi Qar , the concrete bridge in Dhi Qar / General Mu'tasim Contracting Company Construction Governorate. 
2. completion of the concrete bridge Darraji in the province of Muthanna / FAO General Engineering Company.
3 - Maintenance and rehabilitation of the bridge Musayab iron in the province of Babylon / Saad General Company "The 
statement said," The Council of Ministers agreed during the meeting to grant the status (public benefit) of the Foundation for Knowledge of Culture, "noting that" the Council discussed the draft federal budget bill For the fiscal year 2019. " 
The Council of Ministers, Tuesday of each week, a regular session, chaired by its chairman Haider Abadi, to discuss and vote on a set of laws included in its agenda. End of 29/6 n

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The Council of Ministers holds its regular session chaired by Prime Minister Dr. Haider Abadi

 

 

 

September 18, 2018

The Council of Ministers held its regular session Tuesday, September 18, 2018 under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister Dr. Haider Abadi. 
Where approved the amendment to paragraph (XIII) of Instructions No. (4) of the2018 appointment of grades resulting from the angel movement issued instructions under the Council of Ministers Resolution No. (226) for the year 2018 to become as follows: - 
A - XIII: is set Students who are enrolled through the program of the Higher Committee for the development of education without passing through the mechanism above. 
B - The first three are appointed from each college or institute and the scholarship through the Ministry of Higher Education without going through the mechanism above.
The Council decided to exclude the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research from Article 11 / 4b of the General Budget Law to be allocated to the first three students and holders of higher degrees and not to repeat the first three of the same section. 
The Council of Ministers voted to delay the accession of the Republic of Iraq to the Convention on Electronic Crime (Budapest) No. 185 of 2001 for the time being until the appropriate conditions are available. 
The Council of Ministers recommended to the Iraqi Council of Representatives not to support the proposed amendment to the first law to include the Judicial Institute to the Supreme Judicial Council No. (70) for the year 2017.
The Council approved the Ministry of Communications to merge the General Company for the services of the International Information Network with the General Company for Communications to become a single company called (Public Company for Communications and Informatics) based on the provisions of Article 33 of the Federal Budget Law No. 9 of 2018. 
It was agreed to amend paragraph (1) of the Cabinet Resolution No. (189) for the year 2014 on the draft of the Convention for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of evasion of taxes on income and capital between the Government of the Republic of Iraq and the Government of the Republic of Armenia.
The Council of Ministers approved the recommendation of the committee to write off the assets of the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers on the cancellation of vehicles number (26) approved for sale to the former officials in accordance with the decision of the Council of Ministers No. 256 of 2016, amended by Decree No. (202) for the year 2018, 3229906372) dinars, only three billion two hundred and twenty-nine million nine hundred and six thousand three hundred and seventy-two dinars, based on the provisions of Article (6 / b) of the instructions to implement the federal budget for the fiscal year 2018.
The Ministry of Health was exempted from implementing the government contracts No. (2) for the year 2014 for the purpose of rehabilitating transport lines and reservoirs for the discharge of radioactive water at the National Amal Hospital and the establishment of irradiated iodine lounges with their tanks at the National Center for Cancer Diseases (formerly the Canal Hotel) The Ministry of Science and Technology / Atomic Energy Agency / Department of the treatment and destruction of chemical wastes and biologics and dangerous war in the manner of the only offer to the signatories in the Department of Medicine City to be borne by the Ministry of Health insurance amounts required for it.
The Council of Ministers also approved the exclusion of vehicles confiscated, smuggled and abandoned in the General Authority of Customs from the Cabinet Decision No. (68) of 2016, amended by Decree No. (237) for the year 2016 regarding the registration of vehicles, to be sold to citizens in accordance with the Customs Law No. 23 ) Of 1984 and the Law No. (14) for the year 1985 issued under it. 
The Council approved the establishment of the Ministry of Construction, Housing, Municipalities and Public Works directly by its subsidiaries in order to carry out its work according to the details set forth below.
Exemption from the provisions of the implementation of government contracts No. (2) for the year 2014, according to the following: 
1- Maintenance and rehabilitation of the Dhi Qar Concrete Bridge in Dhi Qar Governorate / Al Mutasem General Contracting Company. 
2 - completion of bridge Draghi concrete in the province of Muthanna / Al Faw Engineering Company. 
3. Maintenance and rehabilitation of the Musayyib Bridge in Babil Governorate / Saad General Company. 
The Council of Ministers approved the granting of the status of "Public Benefit" to the Knowledge Foundation for Culture. 
The Council also discussed the draft federal budget law for fiscal year 2019.
 

Prime Minister's Media Office 
September 18, 2018

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Abadi: Vote the votes of deputies either to threaten or blackmail or buy votes

Date of release: 2018/9/18 22:31 • 194 times read

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Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said that portraying MPs in a certain direction is aimed at threatening, blackmailing or buying votes.

"Sometimes we put very high standards on the prime minister's character, but in the end we bring a character with much lower standards," Abadi told a weekly news conference on Tuesday. 
He added: "The way to demolish what others have built is for a state and the work must be complementary to the other." He stressed "the need for more understanding in naming the prime minister, the citizen wants services and does not want political disputes." 
"The parliament is a place for parties and there is certainly a dispute in it and what happened there were parties that guarantee the vote of deputies in a certain direction and in our turn we ask the interest of portraying the votes of deputies, they are either to threaten or blackmail or buy," Abadi said. Voices ". 
He called Abadi "Parliament in the investigation and the involvement of the Prosecutor," stressing that "
And on the crisis of drinking water in the province of Basra, the Prime Minister surprised him, "What happened in Basra with the presence of large forces, and began to lift the abuses and we investigate with some names in the delay in water projects and commissioned us Integrity Commission to investigate." 
He pointed out that "a delegation of integrity in Basra continue its work and provide us with the reasons for the delay, as well as in the work of the ports and the removal of control of parties and militias." 
"We are not against the parties, but against the transformation of the government into partisan action," he said.
He stressed that "the situation in Basra will change for the better" stressing that "we do not incite the demonstrations, but we are happy to have a motivational side to the local governments and we wish to find officials in the field and not fleeing the situation and Masculism, as happened in Basra, which exploited some within 30 hours and burned and attacks in the province "Expressing" surprised by the disruption of water projects in Basra and solved with small amounts, "calling" officials to the lack of courtesy in the interest of the people. " 
"We are not afraid of plots whatever their agenda and direction and we will assume all responsibility and exercise all the powers in the state for the last day of the life of this government." 
And preparations for the plan to visit the tenth of Muharram al-Haram, Abadi said "
On the budget for next year, he said, "We proposed to the parliament to form a financial committee urgently to accelerate the study and discussion of the budget of 2019, which we hope to approve before the end of this year." 
He added that "the Council of Ministers studied today the draft budget law," stressing "to set a specific price of oil in the budget to avoid any surprises in the world markets and to determine this price according to technical standards and we want to allocate the bulk of reconstruction and services and job creation." 
He pointed out that "the Iraqi state since its establishment has problems and today we have 4 million employees and there is slack state and bureaucracy," noting that "the increase in population since 2003 was 40%, but the increase in staff was not reflected on the activity of the state, but disabled.
"We need water reservoirs, not dams. Today we are suffering from drought. We need a new vision in storage, including the closed water tracks, which need billions of dollars and we will look at them," he said. 
"We intend these tracks to build closed water pipes to prevent evaporation or overflow." Again, "the need for" a real water policy, part of which is the amount of stock and the calculation of the need to build on the worst case. We have a review of you and I am not satisfied with all the water plans that have been developed and the method of control and drainage " 
Abadi warned of" the danger of lack of green spaces in the public squares and even homes as it will threaten future generations diseases, "calling for" the reconstruction of plans in the construction and population and the requirement of a green space to build housing "

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Abadi calls for speeding up the formation of the government according to the constitutional timing

19/9/2018 12:00 am  Council of Ministers Education gives the validity of the appointment of the first students   Baghdad / Al- Sabah   called on Prime Minister and Commander of the Armed Forces, Haider al - Abadi, to accelerate the formation of the government in accordance with constitutional timings, while pointing out that the government will work with all its powers during the current time until the handover to the new government, Stressed that the status of the province of Basra will change towards the best.  This comes at a time when the Council of Ministers granted the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research the authority to appoint the first students.  "Sometimes we put very high standards on the prime minister's character, but at the end we bring a character with much lower standards," Abadi said at a weekly press conference on Tuesday. "The way to demolish what others have built is a way not to build a state and the work must be complementary to the other," Abbadi said. "The need for more understanding in naming the prime minister is that the citizen wants services and does not want political disputes." "The parliament is a place for parties and there is certainly a dispute in it, and there were some parties that guaranteed deputies 'votes in a certain direction," he said. "Who has an interest in portraying MPs' votes? It is either to threaten or blackmail or buy votes. "  He called on the House of Representatives to "investigate the involvement of the Prosecutor," pointing out that "drip through the media and electronic armies is dangerous and up to the extent of criminalization of the law."

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Al-Abbadi: Basra's status to the best and the integrity of its projects

19/9/2018 12:00 am    Called for speeding up the formation of the government in accordance with the constitutional timing  Baghdad / Al-Sabah The head of the Council of Ministers, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Haider al-Abadi, that the status of the province of Basra will change towards the best, pointing out that a delegation from the Integrity Commission investigating the reasons for delaying the projects of the province, while describing the conditions set for the selection of the Prime Minister of the next government as "very high, To accelerate the steps to form a government in accordance with the constitutional timing, he pointed out that the interference of parties in the independence of the decision of state institutions is unacceptable, criticizing the arrival of party quotas in positions even under the rank of Director General.  At the time of the call for an investigation on the filming of the ballot papers during the election of the Speaker of Parliament, the Council of Ministers granted the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research the authority to appoint the first students, and excluded the Ministry of Health from the instructions to implement government contracts No. (2)  Formation of the next government  "We reaffirm the independence of our national decision and promised our people in 2014 that we will preserve the independence of Iraq and the independence of our national decision and our positions without sectarian, ethnic, regional or partisan bias, and we have committed ourselves to our covenant for our people despite the difficulties of this," Abadi said at the weekly press conference. The situation internally and externally and this national approach must be maintained in the march of Iraq and not out of it in the next government and its external relations whatever the cost.  And the formation of the next government, the Prime Minister said: «There are several blocks in the House of Representatives, most notably reform and construction and we have since the first day call for their cooperation with our emphasis on walking according to the Constitution, which determined that the largest bloc is the progress of a candidate for the presidency of the Council of Ministers This candidate », and expressed surprise at« raise the level of risk on the dispute over the name of the candidate of the largest bloc », calling on the political blocs to« continue calm, the citizen does not consider the name of the prime minister or the name of the minister, but to performance ».  "We have very high standards for the candidate and in the end we bring someone who may not be subject to these specifications," he said. "We must not insist on the number one site. We have a political process in which the power is peacefully traded.  "The way to demolish what others have built is a way not to build a state and the work must be complementary," Abbadi said. "The need for more understanding in naming the prime minister means that the citizen wants services and does not want political disputes."  Abadi pointed out that «the Iraqi state since its inception has problems and today we have 4 million employees after the number before 2003 about 750 thousand and there is sluggish and bureaucratic state», noting that «the increase since 2003 was 40 percent, but the increase in staff did not reflect on the activity The state, but it was disabled ».  Elections for the Presidency of Parliament  On the election of Mohamed Halboussi as Speaker of the Parliament and raised on the purchase of the votes of deputies to the vote, the Prime Minister that «the parliament is a place for parties and there is certainly a dispute in which there were parties to ensure the votes of deputies in a certain direction», wondering «who has an interest in filming the votes of deputies ? It is either to threaten or blackmail or buy votes ».  Abadi called on the House of Representatives to "investigate this and to involve the prosecutor in it." He pointed out that "voting by the media and electronic armies is dangerous and amounts to the criminalization of the law."  The water crisis in Basra  On the crisis of drinking water in the province of Basra, the Prime Minister expressed surprise «of the inability of the large security services to prevent serious and serious transgressions on water transport lines inside and outside the province, despite the presence of local security forces large local police alone up to the limit of 24 thousand members and these forces The governor in his capacity as Chairman of the Security Committee », stressing« we directed the army to remove the excesses on the channel of innovation and the pipeline and the transfer of water and we are in the final stages to refer the desalination project in Basra ».  Abadi pointed out that «most desalination plants are located on the Shatt al-Arab, whose salinity increased because of the lack of water resources from the source and we investigate with some names in the delay in water projects and commissioned the Integrity Commission to investigate the subject».  "We are not against the parties, but against the government's transformation," Abbadi said. "We are not against parties, but against the government's transformation. To party work ».  "The situation in Basra will change towards the best," he said. "We do not incite demonstrations but we are happy. There is a motivational side to the local governments. We wanted to find officials in the field and not run away from responsibility, as happened in Basra. Burning and attacks in the province ».  Abadi said, "I am surprised by the disruption of water projects in Basra and was solved with small amounts," and called on officials to "not in the interest of the people."  "We are not afraid of plots, whatever their agenda and direction, and we will assume all responsibility and exercise all powers in the country for the last day of the life of this government," he added.  Budget next year  On the preparations of the plan to visit the tenth of Muharram al-Haram, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces «the existence of great preparations and alert for the security forces after receiving information on attempts to avoid targeting the visitors», pointing out that «we count on the awareness of visitors and the wisdom and readiness of the intelligence services and trusted in the frustration of any process We also have service plans for the visit involving several government ministries. "  On the budget next year, Abadi said, "We proposed to the parliament to form a financial committee urgently to expedite the study and discussion of the draft budget 2019, which we hope to approve before the end of this year."  "The Cabinet examined the draft budget law," Abbadi said. "Setting a specific price for oil in the budget to avoid any surprises in world markets and to set this price according to technical standards and we want to allocate the bulk of the reconstruction and services and job creation."  Lack of green spaces  "We need water reservoirs, not dams. Today, we are suffering from drought. We need a new vision in storage, including closed waterways to prevent evaporation, and it needs billions of dollars as we look at them," the prime minister said.  Al-Abbadi said, "We intend these tracks to build closed water pipes to prevent evaporation or overflow." He pointed to the need for a "real water policy, part of which is the quantity of stocks, calculating the need for them and building on the worst situation we have." " Hydraulics that have been developed and the method of control and drainage of water ».  "The danger of lack of green spaces in the public squares and even homes as it will threaten future generations diseases," he warned, calling for "the reconstruction of plans in the construction and population and the requirement of a green space to build housing."  Session of the Council of Ministers  The Cabinet, in its regular session held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Haidar Al-Abadi, granted the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research the authority to appoint the first students, while the Ministry of Health excluded from the instructions of implementing government contracts No. (2) of 2014.  A statement issued by the Office of the Prime Minister of Information, received by Al-Sabah, said that during the meeting, it was agreed to amend paragraph (13) of the Instructions No. (4) of 2018 on the job grades resulting from the movement of owners issued under the Council of Ministers' (226) for the year 2018 to become as follows: Thirteen, students are recruited through the program of the Higher Committee for the development of education without going through the mechanism above, and the appointment of the first three of each college or institute and scholarship through the Ministry of Higher Education without going through the mechanism above.  The Council decided to exclude the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research from Article 11 / 4b of the General Budget Law to be allocated to the first three students and holders of higher degrees, and that the first three are not repeated from the same section.  And the voice of the Council of Ministers, to delay the accession of the Republic of Iraq to the Convention on Electronic Crime (Budapest) No. (185) for the year 2001 until the availability of the appropriate conditions, while recommended the Iraqi Council of Representatives not to support the proposed law of the first amendment to the law to include the Judicial Institute Supreme Judicial Council No. (70) for the year 2017.  The statement pointed out that the Council approved the Ministry of Communications to merge the General Company for the services of the International Information Network with the General Company for Communications to become one company called (Public Company for Communications and Informatics) based on the provisions of Article 33 of the Federal Budget Law No. 9 of 2018.  He added that it was agreed to amend paragraph (1) of the Cabinet Resolution No. (189) for the year 2014 on the draft agreement to avoid double taxation and prevent the evasion of taxes on income and capital between the Government of the Republic of Iraq and the Government of the Republic of Armenia.  The Board approved the recommendation of the committee to write off the assets of the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers regarding the cancellation of the 26 vehicles approved for sale to the former officials in accordance with the Council of Ministers' Resolution No. (256) of 2016, amended by Decree No. 202 of 2018. (3229906372) dinars, three billion two hundred and twenty nine million nine hundred and six thousand three hundred and seventy-two dinars, based on the provisions of Article (6 / b) of the implementation of the federal budget for the fiscal year 2018.  In accordance with the statement issued by the Ministry of Health, the Council of Ministers exempted from the instructions to implement government contracts No. (2) for the year 2014 for the rehabilitation of pipelines and reservoirs for the discharge of radioactive water at the National Amal Hospital, and the creation of irradiated iodine reactors with their tanks at the National Center for Cancer Diseases He pointed out that «the ministry previously contracted with the Ministry of Science and Technology / Atomic Energy Agency / Department of treatment, and the destruction of chemical and biological waste and dangerous war in the manner of the only offer to the signatories in the Department of Medicine City to bear the Ministry of Health insurance amounts required for that».  The Council of Ministers also approved the exclusion of vehicles confiscated, smuggled and abandoned in the General Authority of Customs from Cabinet Resolution No. (68) for the year 2016, amended by Decree No. (237) for the year 2016 regarding the registration of vehicles, to be sold to citizens according to the Customs Law No. 23) of 1984 and the Law No. (14) of 1985 issued under it.  The Council approved the establishment of the Ministry of Construction, Housing, Municipalities and Public Works directly by its subsidiaries in order to carry out its work according to the details set forth below. Exemption from the provisions of implementing government contracts No. (2) of 2014, as follows: Maintenance and rehabilitation of the Dhi Qar Concrete Bridge In the province of Dhi Qar / Al-Mutasim General Contracting Company, and completion of bridge Draghi Concrete in the province of Muthanna / Faw Company for General Engineering, in addition to the maintenance and rehabilitation of the Musayab Bridge in Babil province / Saad General Company.  The statement concluded that the Council agreed to grant the status (public benefit) of the Foundation for Knowledge of Culture, while the Council discussed the draft federal budget law for the fiscal year 2019.

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The Cabinet discusses the 2019 budget and grants an exemption for confiscated, abandoned and abandoned vehicles

 

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Alsumaria News / Baghdad  The Cabinet discussed, Tuesday, the law of the budget in 2019, and also agreed to exclude vehicles confiscated, smuggled and abandoned, located at the General Authority of Customs from a previous decision.  The Office of Prime Minister Haider Abadi said in a statement received by Alsumaria News a copy of it, the Council of Ministers "discussed the draft federal budget law for the fiscal year 2019."  He added that "the amendment of paragraph (1) of Cabinet Resolution No. (189) for the year 2014 on the draft agreement on the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of evasion of taxes on income and capital between the Government of the Republic of Iraq and the Government of the Republic of Armenia" was approved .     The Council of Ministers approved the recommendation of the committee to write off the assets of the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers on the cancellation of vehicles number (26), which obtained approval of the sale of former officials in accordance with the Council of Ministers' Resolution No. (256) for the year 2016, amended by Decree No. (202) for the year 2018, (3229906372) dinars only three billion two hundred and twenty-nine million nine hundred and six thousand three hundred and seventy-two dinars, based on the provisions of Article (6 / b) of the implementation of the federal budget for the fiscal year 2018. The Council of Ministers also approved the exemption of vehicles confiscated, smuggled and abandoned in the General Authority of Customs from the decision of the Council of Ministers No. (68) for the year 2016, amended by Decree No. (237) for the year 2016 on the registration of vehicles to be able to sell them to citizens in accordance with the Customs Law No. 23) of 1984 and Law No. (14) for the year 1985 issued under it.

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Thursday is an official holiday in all governorates of Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers announced on Wednesday that official working hours would be suspended on Thursday in all of Iraq.

A statement issued by the secretariat said that it would "suspend the official working day of Thursday, 10th of Ramadan, 2018/9/20, on the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein."

 

As declared by the Kurdistan region, to disrupt the official hours on Thursday on the occasion of Ashura.

"Thursday will be an official holiday for all Kurdistan government departments and institutions on the occasion of Ashura," provincial spokesman Sven Dziyi said in a statement. Finished (1)

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Situation Normal - Attempt to work, BANG Holiday. They learn fast,

[Calijim]

Seems like the only thing that always passes is will we make another Holiday.....".

[3n1]

3 hours ago, Calijim said:

Seems like the only thing that always passes is will we make another Holiday.....".

 

yup thats why they have or had 50 thousand people trying to get elected to the goi ... its the best gig in iraq bar none 

["Fred"]

8 hours ago, 3n1 said:

 

yup thats why they have or had 50 thousand people trying to get elected to the goi ... its the best gig in iraq bar none 

They still hiring? I could use a gig like that, I have to show up 6 days a week for my job 🙁