Baghdad reaches an agreement with Erbil on the 2021 budget

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What do U do with folks who disagree that they disagree. Time for some Nog & Grog cuz right now I don’t give a crap or a fat rats azz.

It will keep until 2moro when there’s plenty of time for eye rolling and head shaking.

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The share of Kurdistan in the 2021 budget awaits the unknown in the Iraqi parliament

 

The Shiite blocs announced their negative stance, while concessions are expected from the parties in Erbil

Moayad al-Tarfi, an Iraqi correspondent 
 

 

Saturday 26 December 2020 3:20

 

The Iraqi parliament is witnessing tensions between the blocs regarding the 2021 budget (Reuters)

 

Despite the announcement by the Vice President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Qubad Talabani, of the Erbil Regional Government and the central government in Baghdad agreeing on the region's share in the 2021 budget, the initial responses from the political blocs, especially the Shiites, appeared negative and show efforts to thwart the agreement.

Talabani announced the approval of the region on the conditions of the central government, including the delivery of 250 thousand barrels of oil to the Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) for export, the allocation of 50 percent of the imports of the border outlets in the governorates of the region to Baghdad, and the attempt to settle the external and domestic debts of Erbil that were recorded during The period of the economic crisis, in addition to Baghdad bearing the wages for transporting oil through the region's oil pipelines to Turkey, which amount to 350 thousand barrels from Kirkuk and the cities of the region.

However, this announcement was met with widespread rejection by the representatives of the Shiite blocs, who preferred not to pass the agreement within the budget for the year 2021, except after the region hand over all its oil exports to the "SOMO" company and put its border ports under the management of the central government, as well as rejecting any settlements outside the dome. The Iraqi Parliament. What shows that these blocs decided to use the region’s share as an electoral file after failing to find solutions to service problems and the high rates of poverty in the central and southern cities.

It is clear from these trends, and the unenthusiastic position of the Sunni blocs of the Baghdad-Erbil agreement, that the fate of the agreement is neglect, rejection, or repetition of the paragraph on the Kurdistan region’s share in the fiscal deficit financing law voted on on November 12, 2020, which linked giving the region’s share to handing over All of his oil production, in return for allocating funds to it.

 

There is no choice but to deliver oil and import

 

 This article may be repeated in the General Budget Law for 2021 in a way that recreates the scene of the disagreement regarding the law of lack of funding and mutual accusations, especially with the government's inability to send money to the region except after Parliament approval, and its fear of taking any step in this regard, which may push the street to more The protests, especially with the stifling economic crisis that the country is going through.

A member of the Finance Committee, Abd al-Hadi al-Saadawi, believes that the only option for the region to obtain its share in the budget is to deliver its oil and imports from its official and unofficial border outlets to the federal government, pointing out that the Kurdish delegation that came to negotiate in Baghdad failed to reach results.

Al-Saadawi expects that the Council will draft a text similar to the text of the fiscal deficit law that requires the delivery of oil and imports in exchange for the region’s share of the budget, indicating that “Parliament will not approve the government text for the region in the budget or any other text agreed upon between the governments of Baghdad and Erbil outside what is mentioned in The Budget Deficit Act.

Al-Saadawi talks about the region selling its oil to Turkey from 2011 to 2024, so he has nothing to negotiate with, and he has 21 border outlets, four of which are official and negotiated with the federal government and the rest are informal, indicating that without closing the 17 unofficial outlets, any An agreement between the two parties will be useless.

Under the draft budget voted by the Council of Ministers, a paragraph has been drawn up that includes the payment of the dues of the oil companies in the region, which are estimated at 27 billion dollars, provided that the region hands its oil to the Oil Marketing Company (SOMO), according to Saadawi, who is likely to reject this agreement and confirm the text on the Kurdistan share In the Deficit Financing Law of the Budget Law of 2021.

 

There is no formal agreement

 

While the Kurdish representative in the Finance Committee, Ahmed Hama Rashid, says that there is no agreement with the federal government regarding the percentage determined for the region within the federal budget for 2021, he indicates that this issue is linked to negotiations in the House of Representatives between the political blocs and within the Finance Committee.

Rashid added that the Kurdistan Regional Government did not agree with the central government to set a rate of 12.5 percent for the region in the 2021 budget, especially since the previous agreement stipulated that the percentage be 17 percent, and it was reduced to 12.65 in the 2018 budget, which the Kurds rejected, pointing out that the Ministry's data Planning indicates that the proportion of citizens of the region is 13.93%, and thus the figure in the budget is not based on any scientific facts.

Article 7 of the Deficit Financing Law stipulates that the Kurdistan Region’s share of the total actual spending be determined after excluding the sovereign expenditures specified in the Federal Budget Law, on the condition that it is committed to paying the value of oil exported from its fields and in the quantities specified by the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) exclusively and non-oil revenues, Under the supervision of the Federal Office of Financial Supervision. In the event of non-compliance with them, the expenses of the region may not be paid, and the violator of this provision bears legal responsibility.

This article in the law voted on last November 12 raised the ire of the Kurds and prompted them to withdraw from the voting session on the law and generated angry reactions from the leaders of the region, especially the leader of the "Kurdistan Democratic Party" and the former president of the region, Masoud Barzani, who considered the law "a pressure card." Political and punishing the people of Kurdistan. "

 

They will not repeat the withdrawal

 

 The head of the Political Thinking Center, Ihssan Al-Shammari, says, "The recent events in the Kurdistan region and the demonstrations constituted a state of discontent within the region, and the citizens expressed that by burning the headquarters of the traditional Kurdish parties, which was a great shock to these parties holding the decision and controlling the region's resources."

Al-Shammari added that the crisis in the region has become a great pressure on the Kurdish forces to move towards Baghdad, and the current climate is closer to consensus and concessions to Baghdad, especially since the Kurdish parties are embarrassed and threatened by renewed demonstrations in the region, pointing out that the Kurds have realized that the budget will pass, especially After passing the fiscal deficit law. Thus, they will not repeat the withdrawal method.

He believes that Baghdad wants to sign an agreement that will be a long road map for problems between the two parties, and not sign an interim agreement, as happened with the government of former Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi.

Agreements are quick to break down

Basil Hussein, head of the Kulwada Center for Studies and Measuring Iraqi Public Opinion, believes that the problem of agreements between the federal government and the region is that they are rapidly collapsing, because they are not based on solid ground due to the presence of suspicion and distrust between the two parties.

Hussein adds that "suspicion and distrust between the two parties cast a delusion on the relations of the federal government and the region, and in the past years they have taken root and embodied in the matter of the budget."

Hussein asserts that with the approach of the election season, this issue falls within the circle of political and electoral auctions, which complicates negotiation paths and understandings and enhances the chances of breaking wills and imposing a coercion curve, which adds more complexity to the relations between the parties.

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Iraq news now

A deputy in the regional parliament denies the lack of agreement with Baghdad and confirms that Erbil will deliver to Baghdad the oil and revenues from the ports and is waiting for the salaries to be sent.

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Bahjat Ali, a member of the Finance Committee in the Kurdistan Regional Parliament, denied today, Saturday, that there is no agreement between Baghdad and Erbil regarding the region's share of the 2021 budget.

Ali said, "The region has reached many agreements and committed itself to all the conditions of the federal government and expressed readiness to begin handing over the oil and revenues from the outlets, and there are parties and representatives who want to challenge the regional government and move the street against it."

He added that "the region's share of the 2021 budget has been agreed upon, and we are waiting to send the salaries of employees in the coming days after the region's commitment to all the conditions."

He pointed out that "whoever raises the disagreement of the region is his political goal, because the presence of the Kurdish delegation in Baghdad for more than two weeks was for a radical solution to the outstanding problems."

 

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Parliamentary Finance: We will not give any money to the region before handing over oil dues and ports

19:17 - 12/26/2020

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The Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed, Saturday, that no money will be spent to the region before the delivery of oil imports and border crossings, regardless of the favoritism between the central government and the region, pointing out that the region's allocations in the 2021 budget have not yet been resolved.

A member of the Financial Committee, Abd al-Hadi Saadawi, told / Al-Maalouma / that "the negotiations have not resulted in any agreement so far about the proportion of the Kurdistan region in the 2021 budget."

He added that "the House of Representatives in general and the Finance Committee in particular decided not to courtesy of the region at the expense of the central and southern governorates in determining the percentages and allocations in the 2021 budget."

"So far, no money has been spent to Kurdistan," Saadawi said, stressing that the council will stand against disbursing any sums of money to Kurdistan before handing over oil imports and border crossings, even if the government tries to compliment the region

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i wouldn't hold my breath that the Kurds will keep to the agreement .... they never have

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Majida Al-Tamimi: The Kurdistan region does not have any budgets

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 Baghdad: Mustafa Ibrahim 

 

Yesterday, Saturday, the Parliamentary Finance Committee revealed the scenes of dialogue with the Kurdistan region during the past days, stressing that data transparency is the basis for solving problems.

"There is positivity in the dialogue with the negotiating Kurdish delegation, and we asked the delegation to display the data to find out where the defects are between the two parties," said Majida Al-Tamimi, a member of the committee.

She added, "The Kurdistan region does not have any budgets, and that is why we called for the need to prepare a budget and final accounts by the region, through which the allocations and actual expenditures will be known, the price of the exported and extracted oil, the number of employees and retirees."

In turn, the leader of the Islamic Group, Rebwar Hamad, revealed that "the regional government wanted to absorb the anger of the Kurdish street over the delay in paying salaries, which took place in massive demonstrations."

He added that «the regional government still refuses to deliver the oil and the proceeds of the border crossings, and has not signed any agreement with Baghdad in this regard, because it wants to keep quantities of the exported oil for its own accounts».

What Rebwar Hamad touched upon, a member of the Finance Committee in the Parliament of the Kurdistan Region, Bahjat Ali, who clarified, in a press statement, stated that “the region has reached many agreements and adhered to all the conditions of the federal government and showed willingness to start handing over the oil and revenues from the ports, and there are parties and MPs who want to challenge the government The region and the movement of the street against it ».

He added that «the region’s share of the 2021 budget has been agreed upon, and we are waiting to send the salaries of employees in the coming days, after the region’s commitment to all conditions».

He pointed out that «whoever raises the lack of agreement in the region is a political goal, because the presence of the Kurdish delegation in Baghdad for more than two weeks was for a radical solution to the outstanding problems».

The Vice President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Qubad Talabani, announced in a press conference that Baghdad and Erbil had reached an agreement regarding the region's share of the 2021 budget, and sending the salaries of employees in the region.

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Parliamentary Finance confirms that no money will be disbursed to the region before the oil revenues and ports are delivered

 

money and business Economy News _ Baghdad The Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed, on Sunday, that no money will be spent to the region before the delivery of oil imports and border crossings, regardless of the favoritism between the central government and the region, pointing out that the region's allocations in the 2021 budget have not yet been resolved. A member of the Financial Committee, Abdul Hadi Saadawi, said in a press interview, "The negotiations have not resulted in any agreement so far about the proportion of the Kurdistan region in the 2021 budget." He added, "The House of Representatives in general and the Finance Committee in particular decided not to courtesy of the region at the expense of the central and southern governorates in determining the percentages and allocations in the 2021 budget." "So far, no money has been spent to Kurdistan," Saadawi said, stressing that the council will stand against disbursing any sums of money to Kurdistan before handing over oil imports and border crossings, even if the government tries to compliment the region.

Number of observations 16   Date added 12/27/2020

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Parliamentary Finance confirms that no money will be disbursed to the region before the oil revenues and ports are delivered

 

money and business Economy News _ Baghdad The Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed, on Sunday, that no money will be spent to the region before the delivery of oil imports and border crossings, regardless of the favoritism between the central government and the region, pointing out that the region's allocations in the 2021 budget have not yet been resolved. A member of the Financial Committee, Abdul Hadi Saadawi, said in a press interview, "The negotiations have not resulted in any agreement so far about the proportion of the Kurdistan region in the 2021 budget." He added, "The House of Representatives in general and the Finance Committee in particular decided not to courtesy of the region at the expense of the central and southern governorates in determining the percentages and allocations in the 2021 budget." "So far, no money has been spent to Kurdistan," Saadawi said, stressing that the council will stand against disbursing any sums of money to Kurdistan before handing over oil imports and border crossings, even if the government tries to compliment the region.

Number of observations 16   Date added 12/27/2020

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The Finance Committee identifies four possibilities for determining the share of Kurdistan in the 2021 budget

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Today, Sunday, the Parliamentary Finance Committee identified four possibilities for the share of the Kurdistan region in the draft General Budget Law for 2021 in the House of Representatives.

Committee member Jamal Cougar said, "The federal budget bill for 2021 has not yet reached the Finance Committee."

He added, "There are 4 possibilities before the House of Representatives to settle the share of the Kurdistan region in the federal budget for the year 2021, the first is to vote on it as it is in the budget and as agreed upon by the Kurdistan Regional Government and the federal government, and the second is to amend some paragraphs of the Kurdistan region and negotiate them again. ".

He explained, "The third option is to cancel the materials for the Kurdistan region and put other materials in their place, and the fourth is to boycott the Kurdish blocs and not vote on the budget."

Cougar continued: "If there is political consensus about the budget before it is presented in the House of Representatives, things will be easier and the House of Representatives will legislate the budget before the expected period."

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Kurdish parliamentarian: The region’s employees have not received their salaries for 7 months

12:44 - 12/27/2020

 

  

The information / Erbil ..
A member of the Kurdistan Regional Parliament confirmed for the movement of the new generation, Diyari Anwar, on Sunday, that the financial year of the regional government was closed without handing over the salaries of employees 7 months ago.
Anwar said in a statement to Al-Maalouma that "the salaries of 7 months during the current year were not delivered to the employees, after they were added to the monthly salaries of 11 and 12 months, and in light of these difficult economic conditions."
He added, "The staff situation is increasing, whether due to the corruption process in which the oil resources and the revenues of the ports are managed, whose fate is unknown," indicating that "the regional government does not want to deliver oil during the current year and therefore 7 months have gone unjustly against the citizens, and we will have a firm position." Inside Parliament ”.
The Ministry of Finance in the regional government had informed the official departments of the number of lists of their employees for three months, without revealing further details.

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The Kurdish negotiating delegation and the Kurdistan Parliament meet to discuss the results of the talks with Baghdad

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On Monday, the Kurdistan Regional Government negotiating delegation held a meeting with the Kurdistan Parliament to discuss the results of the talks with the federal government in Baghdad.

A source from within the meeting told (7sky) satellite channel that the negotiating delegation reviewed before the Kurdistan Parliament the steps and efforts it made to reach an agreement with Baghdad.

He added that the meeting discussed the details of the discussions, the points that were reached, and the reasons for the Iraqi government’s unwillingness to send financial dues to the Kurdistan Region.

He pointed out that the delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government is scheduled to visit Baghdad after today's meeting to discuss the path of negotiations before enacting next year's budget law and Kurdistan’s share of the borrowing law for the current year.

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Kurdistan refrain from auditing the accounts and data of its employees by the federal ministries

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Vice President of the National Bond bloc, Faleh Khazali, revealed that the Kurdistan Regional Government had officially refrained from providing federal ministries to audit the data of their employees.

 Khazali said in a press statement followed by the Nun news agency today, Monday, that "the Kurdistan Regional Government refuses to cooperate with the Federal Ministry of Finance, Planning and Defense to audit the data of its employees."

 

He added that "the 2019 budget included that every employee in the Iraqi state should have a name, number and symbol |, indicating that" the Kurdistan region receives salaries for more than one million and 250 thousand employees and therefore there is no data for the federal government about these employees. "

Khazali continued, "We approached the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Defense to provide us with the names of the region’s employees, including the names of the Peshmerga, but the regional government refused to provide the relevant ministries with all the data of their employees."

Member of Parliament, Nada Shaker Jawdat confirmed earlier, that there are leaks about the government's intention to pay what it owes to the regional government without paying it what it owed in oil exports and ports.

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Al-Jama'a and Al-Ittihad boycotted the Kurdistan Parliament meeting regarding talks with Baghdad

 

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The two blocks of the Islamic Group and the Islamic Union announced, Monday (December 28, 2020) that they boycotted the meeting of Kurdish blocs in the Kurdistan Parliament with the Kurdish delegation that recently held negotiations with the federal government. 

The head of the Jemaah Islamiyah bloc, Abdul Sattar Majeed, said in a press conference followed by  IQNEWS ,  that  his bloc refused to participate in the meeting of the parliamentary blocs with the Kurdistan Regional Government’s delegation negotiating with Baghdad, considering that “Parliament is the last institution to see the progress of the talks.”

He added, "Parliament has become part of the authority and began to lose its true role," noting that "it was better for parliament to meet to find solutions to the problems that the citizen suffers from."

For its part, the Kurdistan Islamic Union announced its boycott of participating in the meeting of the Kurdish delegation negotiating with Parliament .

In a statement received by IQ NEWS , the union said  , "There is no hope left for the regional government and the federal government to reach an agreement that will serve the citizens of the Kurdistan region."

The Deputy Speaker of the Kurdistan Regional Parliament, Hayman Hawrami, announced, on Monday (December 28, 2020), that the Parliament will meet with the Kurdistan Regional Negotiations delegation to review the results of the talks with Baghdad on the financial dues for Kurdistan .

It is noteworthy that a Kurdish delegation headed by the Vice President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Qubad Talabani, recently held talks with the federal government regarding the share of the Kurdistan region in the financial budget .

And Talabani announced, Tuesday (December 22, 2020), that an agreement had been reached by the federal government in Baghdad regarding the region's share in the fiscal budget for 2021 .

 

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10 minutes ago, yota691 said:

the Kurdistan Regional Government refuses to cooperate with the Federal Ministry of Finance, Planning and Defense to audit the data of its employees

surprise,surprise!!

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Talabani to the regional parliament: We agreed with Baghdad on the 2021 budget

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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Vice President of the Kurdistan Regional Government and the head of the Kurdish negotiating delegation, Qubad Talabani, announced, on Monday, that an agreement had been reached with the federal government on the fiscal budget for 2021.

Talabani said during a press conference after a meeting with the Kurdistan Parliament, "We are ready to deliver 250 thousand barrels per day to the federal government and we have confirmed that to them more than once."
He added, "We need more coordination between the Kurdish political forces to pass the budget law in the House of Representatives, according to the quota set for the region."
And during our meeting today, we presented all the files to Parliament and assured them that the regional government has always tried to reach an agreement even with previous governments such as the government of Adel Abdul Mahdi and the current government headed by Mustafa Al-Kazemi.
He also confirmed that tomorrow there will be a meeting of the National Union's political bureau that he will participate in, without giving further details.
Ammar Al-Masoudi
 

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Talabani announces the agreement between Baghdad and Kurdistan on the budget and awaits coordination

 

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Shafaq News / The Vice President of the Kurdistan Regional Government announced, on Monday, that an agreement had been reached with the Iraqi government on the 2021 budget,

He said during a press conference after a meeting with the Kurdistan Parliament, "We are ready to deliver 250 thousand barrels per day to the federal government and we have confirmed that to them more than once."

 

He added, "We need more coordination between the Kurdish political forces to pass the budget law in the Iraqi parliament, according to the quota set for the region."

And during our meeting today, we presented all the files to Parliament and assured them that the regional government has always tried to reach an agreement even with previous governments such as the government of Adel Abdul Mahdi and the current government headed by Al-Kazemi.

He also confirmed that tomorrow there will be a meeting of the National Union's political bureau that he will participate in, without giving further details.

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Talabani renews Erbil's willingness to deliver oil revenues to Baghdad

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The Vice President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Qubad Talabani, renewed, on Monday (December 28, 2020), his government's willingness to hand over to Baghdad revenues of 250 thousand barrels of the region's total oil exports, in compliance with the provisions of the federal financial budget for 2021

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Parliamentary Finance announces, via IQ, the date of the start of delivering Kurdistan's revenues to Baghdad
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The Parliamentary Finance Committee announced, Monday, (December 28, 2020), the date of the start of the delivery of Kurdistan revenues to Baghdad, while indicating that the region agrees to its share in the budget.

Committee member Jamal Cougar told IQ NEWS , "The region’s share according to the 2021 budget is referred to in articles ten and eleventh, and it is proven in these two articles that the region’s share is estimated according to the population of the region’s governorates." Sovereign expenditures. "

"Article 11 in the budget refers to a set of points, one of which is the issue of loans between the region and Baghdad, as the final accounts were not conducted between the region and Baghdad, and each party accuses the other of having loans on the other side," he added.

He continued, "The budget clarified what the region should deliver to Baghdad and is fixed by 250 thousand barrels and another paragraph that talks about the wages of transporting oil through the region's pipeline, and also talks about 350 thousand barrels transported through this pipeline that the federal government will bear." The commitment of one of the parties, we must return to Article 27 of the Financial Administration Law, which settles the dispute. "

He stressed that "what is included in the budget is what has been negotiated between the two governments and we are looking for consensus to pass it," noting that "the region agrees with that and the approval of the other party remains so that the application is easy."

"The region will start handing over its revenues to the federal government, according to the law, after the first day of agreement and voting on the budget," Cougar said, explaining that "it delivers in the form of revenues of 250 thousand barrels of oil per day and border crossings at the end of each month."

It is noteworthy that a Kurdish delegation headed by the Vice President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Qubad Talabani, conducted discussions with the federal government regarding the share of the Kurdistan region in the financial budget during the past few days. Territory in the fiscal budget for 2021.

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Talabani announces the agreement between Baghdad and Kurdistan on the budget and awaits coordination

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The Vice President of the Kurdistan Regional Government announced, on Monday, that an agreement had been reached with the Iraqi government on the 2021 budget

He said during a press conference after a meeting with the Parliament of Kurdistan, "We are ready to deliver 250 thousand barrels per day to the federal government and we have confirmed that to them more than once."

He added, "We need more coordination between the Kurdish political forces to pass the budget law in the Iraqi parliament, according to the quota set for the region."

And during our meeting today, we presented all the files to Parliament and assured them that the regional government has always tried to reach an agreement even with previous governments such as the government of Adel Abdul Mahdi and the current government headed by Al-Kazemi.

He also confirmed that tomorrow there will be a meeting of the National Union's political bureau that he will participate in, without giving further details.

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ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is ready to hand over oil to Baghdad, Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani said following a meeting with the Kurdistan Region parliament on Monday. 

"If the budget is approved, we, as the KRG, are ready to deliver 250,000 barrels per day of Kurdistan Region oil through SOMO [State Organization of Marketing of Oil]," Talabani said following a four-hour parliament meeting, adding that the KRG has “always wanted to reach a comprehensive agreement with the federal government.”

Talabani led a KRG delegation to Baghdad at the beginning of December amid heightened tensions between Erbil and the federal government over budget disputes. 

On December 22, Talabani announced Erbil and Baghdad had reached a deal on Iraq’s Federal Budget Bill for 2021 that “keeps the common interest of all Iraqi people, including the people of Kurdistan Region.” 

Talabani said that the KRG’s share of the budget is the same as in 2019 - at 12.67 percent - "less than what we expected and deserve.”

Erbil MPs spoke to Rudaw following Monday's meeting, saying not all in Baghdad are supportive of a deal with the KRG.

"One of their intentions is the intent of the Iraqi government, which has not been hidden, which is to have a solution,” Omed Khoshnaw, head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) parliamentary bloc said in an Monday interview with Rudaw's Sangar Abdulrahman.

“But where does the great danger begin? The parliament.”

“Some Iraqi parliamentarians have spoken harshly about the Kurdistan Region and threatened it, and a small group has been on the side of peace,” MP Peshawa Hawrami told Rudaw.

“Iraq is divided into two parts, one strong and one weak, the strong front is against everything in the Kurdistan Region,” he added.

The Kurdistan Region’s allocation of the federal budget has been a point of contention with Baghdad. Iraq has not sent the autonomous region money for several months of 2020 amid oil disputes, preventing the KRG from paying the salaries of its public servants.

The already-existing budget dispute between the two governments was further complicated on November 12 when Iraqi MPs passed the Fiscal Deficit Coverage Bill to approve loans for civil servant salaries in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region for the last two months of this year.

The bill passed with a majority vote, despite a walk-out staged by Kurdish MPs, who were angered that Erbil is obliged to hand over an unspecified amount of oil in exchange for funds- a clause they say was not in the original bill. 

The agreement comes as Iraq and the Kurdistan Region plunge further into economic crisis. KRG civil servants have gone unpaid for much of this year as a result of the budget disputes – prompting protests earlier this month across Sulaimani, Halabja and the Garmyian administration in which ten people were killed.  

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Thanks 6ly410. Just hope they can put this to bed. 

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57 minutes ago, ChuckFinley said:

Thanks 6ly410. Just hope they can put this to bed. 

Afternoon Chuck. The HCL train keeps poking along,least it’s headed in the right direction 👍

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39 minutes ago, "Fred" said:

Afternoon Chuck. The HCL train keeps poking along,least it’s headed in the right direction 👍

For sure Fred, slowly but surely the train keeps moving. 

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KRG ‘ready’ to hand over 250,000 barrels of Kurdistan Region oil to SOMO: Qubad Talabani

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The KRG delegation to Baghdad meets with the Kurdistan Region parliament in Erbil on December 28, 2020. Photo: Azhi Omer

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is ready to hand over oil to Baghdad, Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani said following a meeting with the Kurdistan Region parliament on Monday. 

"If the budget is approved, we, as the KRG, are ready to deliver 250,000 barrels per day of Kurdistan Region oil through SOMO [State Organization of Marketing of Oil]," Talabani said following a four-hour parliament meeting, adding that the KRG has “always wanted to reach a comprehensive agreement with the federal government.”

Talabani led a KRG delegation to Baghdad at the beginning of December amid heightened tensions between Erbil and the federal government over budget disputes. 

On December 22, Talabani announced Erbil and Baghdad had reached a deal on Iraq’s Federal Budget Bill for 2021 that “keeps the common interest of all Iraqi people, including the people of Kurdistan Region.”

Talabani said that the KRG’s share of the budget is the same as in 2019 - at 12.67 percent - "less than what we expected and deserve.”

Erbil MPs spoke to Rudaw following Monday's meeting, saying not all in Baghdad are supportive of a deal with the KRG.

"One of their intentions is the intent of the Iraqi government, which has not been hidden, which is to have a solution,” Omed Khoshnaw, head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) parliamentary bloc said in an Monday interview with Rudaw's Sangar Abdulrahman.

“But where does the great danger begin? The parliament.”

“Some Iraqi parliamentarians have spoken harshly about the Kurdistan Region and threatened it, and a small group has been on the side of peace,” MP Peshawa Hawrami told Rudaw.

“Iraq is divided into two parts, one strong and one weak, the strong front is against everything in the Kurdistan Region,” he added.

The Kurdistan Region’s allocation of the federal budget has been a point of contention with Baghdad. Iraq has not sent the autonomous region money for several months of 2020 amid oil disputes, preventing the KRG from paying the salaries of its public servants.

The already-existing budget dispute between the two governments was further complicated on November 12 when Iraqi MPs passed the Fiscal Deficit Coverage Bill to approve loans for civil servant salaries in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region for the last two months of this year.

The bill passed with a majority vote, despite a walk-out staged by Kurdish MPs, who were angered that Erbil is obliged to hand over an unspecified amount of oil in exchange for funds- a clause they say was not in the original bill. 

The agreement comes as Iraq and the Kurdistan Region plunge further into economic crisis. KRG civil servants have gone unpaid for much of this year as a result of the budget disputes – prompting protests earlier this month across Sulaimani, Halabja and the Garmyian administration in which ten people were killed.  

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ERBIL - The Iraqi federal government confirmed on Monday that talks on the Kurdistan Region's share from the federal budget are ongoing.

Hassan Nadhim, a spokesperson for the Iraqi government, said in a statement that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) delegation, previously dispatched to Baghdad, had agreed on the Budget Deficit Law.

The budget bill for the year 2021 will be sent to the parliament presidency on Tuesday, Nadhim added.

He further noted that the Iraqi public servants will receive their salaries on time without any delays.