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Al-Fateh: The 2021 budget included the region's dues for six years

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The Al-Fateh Alliance announced, Saturday, (January 2, 2021), that the 2021 budget included the region's dues for six years, indicating that the region did not deliver any oil or non-oil revenues to the state treasury.

The deputy of the coalition, Hamid Al-Mousawi, said in a statement received by  IQ NEWS , that "the current expenditures for the year 2021 amounted to 120 trillion dinars, while in previous years they did not exceed 44 trillion dinars," indicating that "current expenditures are not what was usual in previous years. It included the operational costs of transporting crude oil from the Kurdistan region and the operating wages of the crude oil fields in Kirkuk within the state’s general treasury.

He added that "the draft budget for 2021 calculated the dues of the Kurdistan region for the previous years 2014-2020 at a time when it did not deliver any oil or non-oil revenues to the state treasury," noting that "Article 11, item II recommended that the Kurdistan region deliver 250 thousand barrels of crude oil per day." To SOMO, it would be more correct for the text to deliver the entire Kurdistan region of its crude oil production to the federal authority, as is the case with the rest of the Iraqi provinces .

Al-Mousawi added that "the budget in the above-mentioned article, clause III, included providing the region with data on loans and debts that it borrowed from banks and international organizations during the period 2014-2019, which amounted to 27 billion US dollars that he borrowed without referring to the federal authority," explaining that "the constitution confirmed that the body The only one authorized to borrow is the federal government. "

Al-Mousawi asked, "How does the government pay the region’s debts as well as pay it the dues of previous years, and on top of that, he did not hand over his oil and non-oil revenues to the federal authority during the mentioned period."

The Al-Fateh Alliance confirmed, the day before yesterday, Thursday, (December 31, 2020), that the 2021 budget has many problems, while noting that the share of the region's governorates in the budget is greater than the sum of the shares of the rest of the provinces.

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Barzani’s advisor: Kurdistan is a federal region and cannot be compared to the administrative composition of the provinces

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Masoud Haydar, a member of the Finance Committee in the previous session, the special advisor to the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Masoud Barzani, accused political parties of publishing unrealistic numbers regarding the funds allocated to the region in the 2021 budget.

Haider said in a statement, "We hear from the political auctioneers who do not have a national project to serve the central and southern governorates, comparisons between the share of the Kurdistan region and some governorates, not understanding that Kurdistan is a federal region with a government, ministries and parliament, and it cannot be compared to the administrative composition of the provinces, and the budget is allocated based on The Iraqi constitution. Comparison is either ignorance or stupidity of the street. "

He added, "The numbers mentioned in the 2021 budget are unreal, with the exception of employee salaries and social care. Actual spending for the year will be around 101-107 trillion dinars, and the region’s share will not exceed 8 trillion, including regional employees’ salaries. "

He continued, "In Iraq, one million barrels of oil are consumed for local consumption without allocating anything from it to the Kurdistan region. It is estimated that this oil is 20 trillion dinars annually and is not included in the federal budget, by calculating the total actual spending."

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Disputes over 2021 budget allocations threatening understandings of Baghdad and the Kurdistan region

 

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Aktham Saifuddin

January 03, 2021

 

The fiscal deficit exacerbates difficult living conditions in the Kurdistan region (Getty)

New signs of disagreement have emerged between the Kurdistan region of Iraq and the federal government in Baghdad over the region's share in the current year 2021 budget, while the financial deficit of the oil-rich state is expected to exacerbate difficult living conditions and increase political tensions.

 

The Iraqi parliament is preparing, this week, to discuss the draft general budget that exceeds 150 trillion Iraqi dinars (103.4 billion dollars) with a deficit of about 70 trillion dinars (48.2 billion dollars), equivalent to 46.6% of the total budget for the first time in the history of Iraq.

The budget included granting the region a share estimated at 11 trillion dinars, which sparked Iraqi political objections on the grounds that this share was "exaggerated" and did not take into account neither the area nor the number of population as stipulated by law, while a political official in Kurdistan considered objecting to the region's share a "political bid ".

 

A number of Iraqi political forces refuse to pass the current budget due to the Kurdistan region’s share. The deputy from the Al-Fateh Alliance, Thamer Theban, said, "The budget contains great financial waste and facilities for Kurdistan, and we will not accept its passage."

 

Theban added in a press statement, today, Sunday, that "the Parliament's Economic Committee will work to amend a number of budget paragraphs during the discussion sessions," pointing out the need to "follow transparent and fair methods" in approving them.

As for the "Sairoun Alliance" led by Muqtada al-Sadr, it set a condition for passing the budget, related to the Kurdistan region. The deputy of the coalition, Jamal Fakher, said that "passing the budget depends on the commitment of the regional government to the contents of the decision to finance the fiscal deficit, and that the region implements its financial commitments."

 

Fakher added, in a press statement, that "the government announced the agreement with the regional government on the budget, but we have not received any details about that."

A member of the Iraqi parliament told Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed, "There are many intersections between some political forces that mainly reject the recent understandings between Baghdad and Erbil, and between the Kurdish forces, regarding the region's budget, which may be reflected in those understandings, especially since the files are intertwined with each other." Financially and politically. "

 

He added that "those forces are currently seeking to return the budget to the government again, because of its objection to some paragraphs, including those related to Kurdistan."

It is expected that a Kurdish delegation will arrive in Baghdad in the coming days to discuss the budget file and a number of other files. A Kurdish delegation that visited Baghdad recently reached understandings regarding Kurdistan’s delivery of 460,000 barrels per day of the region’s oil to Baghdad, as well as 50% of the imports of the border outlets in Kurdistan, in return for giving Baghdad 900 billion dinars per month as dues and salaries for the region.

 

Masoud Haider, an advisor to the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, led by Masoud Barzani, criticized the objection of some Iraqi political forces to the region's share in the budget this year.

 

Haidar said in a press statement that the region’s share constitutes only 6% of the federal state’s budget, including the salaries of the region’s employees and the Peshmerga (Kurdish forces), adding: “The region’s share will not exceed 8 trillion dinars, including the salaries of the region’s employees.”

 

He continued: "We hear from the political auctioneers who do not have a national project to serve the central and southern governorates, comparisons between the share of the Kurdistan region and some governorates. We do not understand that Kurdistan is a federal region with a government, ministries and parliament, and it cannot be compared to the administrative composition of the provinces," indicating that the region "is allocated Budget based on the Iraqi constitution.

 

An advisor to the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party said, "A million barrels of oil are consumed internally without allocating anything from them to the Kurdistan region. The value of this oil is estimated at 20 trillion dinars annually, and it is not included in the federal budget."

 

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Parliamentary Finance warns government banking agencies of any financial transfers to Kurdistan

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The Parliamentary Finance Committee warned, on Monday, of any financial transfers by Iraqi government banks or the Central Bank to the Kurdistan region before paying the obligations of the central government, threatening to hold any party that proves its involvement in transferring funds to Kurdistan.

A member of the Finance Committee, Abd al-Hadi Saadawi, said to / the information / that “the region has financial dues, and no party, regardless of its position, can prevent these dues, but they are matched by financial obligations that the region must fulfill to pay these dues.”

He added that "these receivables include imports of outlets and oil, and the region did not deliver them to Baghdad," noting that "the disbursement of their dues is subject to their obligations and the delivery of their debts."

He continued, "Any government banking entity that disburses sums of money to Kurdistan before handing over its commitment will place itself in the legal issue."

It is noteworthy that the Kurdistan region owed him debts pending in favor of the center for years, currently estimated at 3 trillion dinars, as a result of converting one of the government banks in a process marred by corruption, while the Al-Kazemi government is trying, through the budget, to cancel these debts.

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Erbil and Baghdad signed an agreement in August, compelling Iraqi Prime  Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi's cabinet to send 320 billion dinars ($268 million) every month, which was not enacted.

“We should have received 320 billion according to the August 15 agreement, but the Iraqi government didn’t send it because the fiscal deficit bill was sent to parliament,” Hawrami said.

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

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” following weeks of disputes after Kurdish MPs walked out of a session on a deficit bill requiring Erbil to hand over an unspecified amount of oil in exchange for funds.

Talabani told the Kurdish Parliament on December 28 that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is ready to hand over 250,000 barrels of oil per day to Baghdad if the 2021 budget is approved.  

The budget bill was approved by Iraq's Council of Ministers on December 21, and is set to be read by  the Iraqi parliament this month.

“We need a Kurdish lobbyist in Baghdad,” Hawrami said, adding that the Kurdish delegation, led by Talabani, is “ready to back to Baghdad for talks.”

The issue “needs consensus from both Iraq and the Kurdistan Region,” he said.

However, the Kurdistan Islamic Group (Komal) and Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) refuse to be a part of the Kurdish delegation, some of its members have told Rudaw.

“The government should either have an alternative to resolve the civil servant salaries issue, and we think they don’t, otherwise they would have presented it, or we should reach an agreement with Baghdad. A political party delegation, in our opinion, doesn’t serve anything,” Mustafa Abdullah, member of the KIU Executive Council told Arkan Ali on Monday.

“This is not the parties’ responsibility,” added Komal leadership member Shwan Rabar.

 

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ERBIL — The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is committed to its obligations per the Erbil-Baghdad agreement, said Awat Janab, KRG’s minister of finance and economy.

The minister discussed the ongoing negotiations with Baghdad during a meeting with US Consul General Rob Waller and his accompanying delegation.

Erbil and Baghdad have reached an agreement on the 2021 Budget Bill that the Iraqi government has now sent to the parliament for legislature’s approval. The KRG also expressed readiness to abide by the Deficit Law of 2020 despite the fact that it was passed in the absence of the Kurdish lawmakers.

The KRG wants to become part of the solution, not the issue, Janab told the American diplomat during the meeting.

Waller welcomed the progress in the negotiations and reiterated his country’s willingness to help Erbil and Baghdad in reaching an agreement.

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Kurdistan Finance Corporation announces cutting salaries for more than 10 thousand people in the region

 

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The Ministry of Finance in the Kurdistan government announced, on Monday (January 4, 2021), the cutting of “illegal” salaries for more than 10,000 people in the region.

In a statement, the ministry said, "In support of the Reform Law No. 2 of 2020, the progress of the salary reform and retirement law in the region has been determined," noting that "the salaries of 10609 employees receiving illegal salaries have been suspended."

She added, "The suspension included pension salaries for 10609 employees whose names were repeated in the biometric system more than once," indicating that "the total number of people whose salaries have been suspended are 21,588 people who receive salaries illegally, and the employees who receive two salaries are 719 employees." “.

She pointed out that "the employees who receive double salaries, functional and retirement salaries amount to 3909 people, and employees who receive two pensions number 5909 people."

And the Ministry of Finance pointed out, "If an employee is harmed by the above decision, he can inform the concerned authorities in the departments."

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A member of the regional parliament clarifying the duration of the agreement between Baghdad and Erbil and the possibility of the Kurdistan government to commit

 

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Erbil Member of the Parliament of the Kurdistan Region, Othman Karim, confirmed today, Sunday, that the agreement of the regional government with the federal government will not be affected by the increase in oil prices in global markets, indicating that the agreement will be in effect for a year if it is voted on in Parliament. Karim said in an interview with (Baghdad Today) that "the regional government will put in the accounts of the National Oil Company, SOMO, the value of 250 thousand barrels of oil on a daily basis according to the agreement concluded between the two parties, and the issue has nothing to do with the high or low price of oil." He added that "the agreement will apply if voting on it in the House of Representatives for a full year, and oil prices are unstable and they are rising and falling, but we have provided all the conditions that Baghdad requested from us, and we are waiting for the latter to abide by its pledges towards the citizens of the region." The deputy from Sulaymaniyah province, Ghaleb Muhammad Ali, said at the end of last year that until now there is no agreement between Erbil and Baghdad regarding the region's dues, indicating that Kurdistan annually gets 13 trillion dinars from Baghdad. "The members of Parliament from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan bloc did not sign to transfer the salaries of employees from the region to the federal government," Muhammad Ali said in a tweet that he saw (Baghdad today). He added, "Until this moment, there is no agreement between Qubad Talabani and the central government about 250 thousand barrels of oil and half of the imports at border crossings, indicating that, the Iraqi government annually sends 13 trillion dinars to the region."

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Barzani: We fulfilled our constitutional duties, and Baghdad must secure our financial rights in the budget

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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The head of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, said, Tuesday, that "we have fulfilled all our constitutional duties and Baghdad must secure our financial rights within the 2021 budget."

A statement of the Kurdistan Regional Government, the Euphrates News Agency received a copy of today, stated that “The Supreme Economic Council held a meeting today, Tuesday, January 12, 2021, under the supervision of the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, and the meeting discussed the general lines of the region’s budget project for 2021, An assessment was also made of the ongoing reform process in the Kurdistan region.

He indicated that "the Ministers of Finance and Economy, Awat Sheikh Janab, and Planning Dara Rashid submitted a report on the current financial situation and ongoing preparations regarding preparing the 2021 draft budget," noting that "the regional government has made every effort to organize revenues and reduce unnecessary expenditures, in addition to Organizing the work of the cadres and removing and removing the names whose owners have illegally benefited from the general budget, in an effort to secure the financial rights and entitlements of those who receive salaries. Reducing red tape with regard to financial transactions has also been emphasized. 
The Prime Minister stressed the need to prepare a financial budget that takes into account all options, and to make it transparent and realistic, and depends on the language of numbers, oil and non-oil revenues and actual expenditures, in addition to the financial deficit in light of the current financial situation in the Kurdistan region, before referring the project to Parliament after That the Council of Ministers vote on it would be another step in enhancing the transparency of public finances in the region.
He stressed the importance of solving the pending problems with the federal government, and said that the regional government has fulfilled all its constitutional duties, and therefore the federal authorities must secure the rights and financial dues for the region within the framework of the draft federal budget for 2021.
In the second axis of the meeting, the head of the Coordination and Follow-up Department, Abd al-Hakim Khusraw, presented a report in which he dealt with the steps of implementing the previous decisions of the Supreme Economic Council, as the results of today's meeting on the general outlines of the region’s budget will be presented during the cabinet meeting tomorrow, Wednesday.

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SULAIMANI — Rapporteur for the Council of Representatives’ Finance Committee Ahmad Safar said on Tuesday (January 12) that much has been done to resolve financial disagreements between Erbil and Baghdad, but that significant political problems persist between the two governments.

“The Region’s delegation resolved the financial problems, meaning there are no problems between the Kurdistan Regional Government and Baghdad,” Safar told NRT reporter Omed Muhammad, referring to a negotiating team from Erbil that spent much of December in the Iraqi capital discussing the 2021 budget with federal officials.

“Only political problems remain between the two sides,” he added.

Safar went on to echo earlier comments made by Deputy Speaker and fellow Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) member Bashir Haddad that the Council of Representatives’ ability to pass legislation relies on agreements reached outside of parliament between parties and Iraq’s ethno-religious blocs.

He also went on to say that the Council of Representatives is obstructing the passage of the 2021 Federal Budget Law.

The Council of Representatives “should resolve the country’s problems, but here it is enlarging them,” he said.

(NRT Digital Media)

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The Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq issues a statement on the statements of the Minister of Oil in the federal government

Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Mashroor Barzani

 January 19, 2021 11:03 AM

Mubasher: The Ministry of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan Regional Government issued an explanation and correction in response to the recent statements of the Minister of Oil in the federal government, Ihsan Abdul Jabbar Ismail.

The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Kurdistan Regional Government said, in a statement, that the Minister of Oil in the Federal Government, during a recent press interview, touched on a number of issues related to oil in the Kurdistan Region, so the Ministry decided that it is necessary to clarify and correct some of the matters received.

The ministry added, in its statement, that the Minister of Oil in the Federal Government indicated that the cost of oil production in Kurdistan is high, and that the region's oil is sold for less than the price of Iraqi crude oil at 10 dollars.

The ministry’s statement continued: “Of course, this issue has some reasons, including the degree of potential complexity and the nature of the oil fields, and that is why the cost of extracting oil in the region is higher than the Iraqi oil fields. Also, unfortunately, the problems and obstacles that the federal government and SOMO create towards Kurdistan Region’s oil is another reason for selling the region’s oil at less than world market prices.

The statement added: "In the interview, the Federal Oil Minister requested that the Kurdistan Region oil file be handed over to SOMO, provided that this file is managed centrally. However, this request contravenes the constitution, which states that Iraq is a federal and not central state, and in accordance with the constitution that the majority of Iraqis voted on, the right The Kurdistan Region has the right to extract and sell oil, and for this reason, the request to hand over the region’s oil file is unconstitutional, but we are nevertheless ready to hand over the revenues of 250 thousand barrels per day of oil to the federal government in exchange for securing the rights and financial dues for the region.

The ministry stressed, in its statement, that the region is ready to solve problems with the federal government on the basis of the constitution, with the aim of reaching a common agreement that is in the interest of all Iraqi citizens .

With regard to compliance with OPEC decisions, the Ministry pointed out that the Kurdistan Region committed itself to a quota of 430 thousand barrels per day, although only approximately 25 thousand barrels per day were specified for local use, but the federal government allocated one million barrels for local use, according to the specified percentage for the region from the budget. Federal, which stands at 12.67%, the region should have produced more than 600 thousand barrels of the total Iraqi production of 5 million barrels, but the region produces only 450 thousand barrels, which means that the Kurdistan Region produces much less than its share.

And she added: "Therefore, the Iraqi government is the one who produced more than the oil and not the region, and the federal government should reduce its production, not ask for that from the region. Nevertheless, the Kurdistan Region reduced its production by 30 thousand barrels to participate in the decision to reduce production specified by OPEC. "

The ministry’s fourth response included the proceeds of Kirkuk’s rights, indicating that the Federal Oil Minister indicated that the revenues from the oil fields in Kirkuk are due to Baghdad, while it is clear that Kirkuk is one of the disputed areas under the constitution, and the fate of those areas must be decided in light of the constitutional Article 140 .

The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Kurdistan Regional Government concluded its statement confirming its readiness to resolve issues related to oil in a manner that takes into account the interests of both parties .

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Natural resources in Kurdistan issued an explanation regarding the statements of the Minister of Oil

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The Ministry of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan Regional Government issued, on Monday, a clarification about the statements of the Minister of Oil, while expressing its readiness to solve issues related to oil.

The ministry said in a statement that Alsumaria News received, a copy of it that "the oil minister in the federal government Ihssan Abdul-Jabbar During a recent interview, he touched on a number of issues related to oil in the region Kurdistan Therefore, we deemed it necessary to clarify and correct some of the matters mentioned in the interview:

 

 

First: The Minister of Oil in the Federal Government indicated that the cost of oil production in Kurdistan is high, and that the region’s oil is sold for ten dollars less than the price of Iraqi crude oil. Of course, this issue has some reasons, including the degree of potential complexity and the nature of the oil fields. Therefore, the cost of extracting oil in the region is higher than the Iraqi oil fields. Also, unfortunately, the problems and obstacles created by the federal government and the SOMO towards regional oil Kurdistan Another reason for selling the region’s oil at less than world market prices.

 

 

Second: The request of the Federal Oil Minister in the interview, to deliver a regional oil file Kurdistan To Sumo that this file be managed centrally, but this request violates the constitution, which states that Iraq A federal rather than a central state. According to the constitution voted by the majority of Iraqis, the Kurdistan Region has the right to extract and sell oil. For this reason, the request to hand over the region’s oil file is unconstitutional, but we are nevertheless ready to hand over the revenues of 250 thousand barrels per day of oil to the federal government in exchange for guaranteeing the region’s financial rights and dues. We also express our readiness to solve the problems between us on the basis of the constitution with the aim of reaching an agreement. A joint in the interest of all Iraqi citizens.

 

Third: With regard to compliance with decisions OPEC, The Kurdistan Region committed itself to a quota of 430 thousand barrels per day, although it has not specified only about 25 thousand barrels for local use, but the federal government has allocated one million barrels for local use. According to the region's specified percentage of the federal budget of 12.67 percent, the region should have produced more than 600,000 barrels of the total Iraqi production of five million barrels, but the region produces only 450,000 barrels, which means that the Kurdistan Region produces much less than His share. Therefore, the Iraqi government is the one who produced more than the oil and not the region, and the federal government should reduce its production, not demand that from the region. Nevertheless county reduced Kurdistan Its production by 30 thousand barrels to participate in the previously determined production cut decision OPEC.

 

Fourth: The Federal Minister of Oil indicated that the oil fields will benefit from Kirkuk Go back to Baghdad, while it is clear that Kirkuk One of the disputed areas under the constitution, and the fate of those regions must be decided in light of the constitutional article 140.
The ministry expressed "our readiness to resolve issues related to oil in a manner that takes into account the interest of both parties."

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"Kurdistan wealth" responds to Abdul-Jabbar: Handing over the region's oil is unconstitutional

 

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The Ministry of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan Regional Government responded, Monday evening (January 18, 2021), to the statements of the Iraqi Oil Minister, affirming at the same time its readiness to resolve issues related to oil in a manner that takes into account the interests of both parties.

In a statement received by IQ NEWS, the ministry said that the Minister of Oil in the federal government, Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar, touched, during a recent press interview, to a number of issues related to oil in the Kurdistan Region, so we decided that it is necessary to clarify and correct some of the matters mentioned in the interview.

 First: The Minister of Oil in the Federal Government indicated that the cost of oil production in Kurdistan is high, and that the region’s oil is sold for less than the price of Iraqi crude oil by ten dollars. Of course, this issue has some reasons, including the degree of potential complexity and the nature of the oil fields. Therefore, the cost of extracting oil in the region is higher than the Iraqi oil fields. Also, unfortunately, the problems and obstacles created by the federal government and SOMO towards Kurdistan Region oil are another reason for selling the region’s oil at less than the world market prices.

 Second: In the interview, the Federal Oil Minister requested that the Kurdistan Region oil file be delivered to SOMO, provided that this file is managed centrally, but this request contravenes the constitution, which stipulates that Iraq is a federal and not central state. According to the constitution voted by the majority of Iraqis, the Kurdistan Region has the right to extract and sell oil. For this reason, the request to hand over the region’s oil file is unconstitutional, but we are nevertheless ready to hand over the revenues of 250 thousand barrels per day of oil to the federal government in exchange for guaranteeing the region’s financial rights and dues. We also express our readiness to solve the problems between us on the basis of the constitution with the aim of reaching an agreement A joint in the interest of all Iraqi citizens.

 Third: With regard to compliance with OPEC decisions, the Kurdistan Region has committed to a quota of 430 thousand barrels per day, although only about 25 thousand barrels per day were specified for local use, but the federal government allocated one million barrels for local use. According to the region's specified proportion of the federal budget of 12.67 percent, the region should have produced more than 600,000 barrels of the total Iraqi production of five million barrels, but the region produces only 450,000 barrels, which means that the Kurdistan Region produces much less than His share. Therefore, the Iraqi government is the one who produced more than the oil and not the region, and the federal government should reduce its production, not demand that from the region. However, the Kurdistan Region reduced its production by 30 thousand barrels to participate in the decision to reduce production specified by OPEC.

Fourth: The Federal Oil Minister indicated that the ownership of the oil fields in Kirkuk goes back to Baghdad, while it is clear that Kirkuk is one of the disputed areas according to the constitution, and the fate of those areas must be decided in light of the constitutional Article 140. In conclusion, we express once again our readiness to resolve issues related to oil in a manner that takes into account the interest of both parties.

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One of them is headed by Barzani ... two Kurdish delegations to Baghdad to fix the region's share of the budget

 

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Kurdistan The Minister of Planning in the Kurdistan Regional Government, Dara Rashid, revealed, on Thursday (January 21, 2021), the upcoming visit of government and political delegations to Baghdad, one of them headed by the President of the region, Nechirvan Barzani. Rashid said in a press statement, "It is scheduled to visit two high-level delegations from the Kurdistan Region, one of them governmental and the other political, Baghdad, next week to discuss fixing the region’s share in the federal financial budget for 2021," indicating that "the government delegation will go to Baghdad next Sunday, followed by High-ranking political delegation. " He added, "The political delegation was previously scheduled to be headed by the President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, as the deputy head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and also a leader in the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan as well as from the Change Movement and other parties if they wanted to participate. The Minister of Planning explained, "We hope to reach an agreement with the Iraqi government to deliver 250 thousand barrels of oil per day with 50% of internal imports and crossings." Rashid indicated that "in the event that an agreement is not reached, then the region’s internal veins will be relied upon and included in the region’s budget law." Regarding the regional budget project, the minister said, "The regional government knows very well that the expenses of extracting oil are high, and that is why the government will reconsider it and try to reduce the expenses of extracting oil." "If the process of collecting local imports is transparent, then the citizen will reach a conviction and he will have confidence that the government's capabilities are pushing it to cut part of his salary," he said.

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"A decisive visit and existing disagreements" .. Barzani in Baghdad before the budget is passed

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The MP for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Rizan Sheikh Dleir, revealed, on Saturday, that there is political opposition to the Baghdad-Erbil agreement, indicating that Nechirvan Barzani's visit will be decisive before the budget is approved.

"The political forces are still different about Kurdistan’s share of the budget, and there is opposition by political forces to the region’s share," Sheikh Dleir said in a statement to / Al-Maaloumah.

She added, "The President of the Kurdistan region, Nechirvan Barzani, will arrive next week at the head of a unified Kurdish delegation before the vote on the budget to agree on the budget."

And she continued, "Some forces in Baghdad want Erbil to hand over its entire oil share in return for granting it the financial entitlement, while the current agreement between the governments of Baghdad and Erbil is to deliver 250,000 barrels of Kurdistan oil per day, in addition to 50% of the border crossing revenues."

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Kurdistan reveals the details of its delegation's visit to Baghdad within days

 

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A political source revealed, on Friday, (January 22, 2021), that a delegation from the Kurdistan government will visit Baghdad soon to meet with parliamentary blocs and committees, while the Kurdistan government announced the details of the visit.

A source close to the prime minister told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, “The meetings of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s delegation to Baghdad within days will be with the political blocs and parliamentary committees,” indicating that “there is no disagreement between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government about the 2021 budget, on the contrary. Prior agreement on this issue and the region clearly announced its acceptance of the draft budget prepared by the federal government.

Regarding the details of the visit, the Minister of Federal Government Affairs in the Kurdistan Regional Government, Khaled Shawani, confirmed to the newspaper that "the proportion of the Kurdistan region in the federal budget for 2021 has been agreed upon with the federal government previously and is guaranteed in the draft budget law presented before the House of Representatives." The regional government, who will visit Baghdad next week, will meet the Parliamentary Finance Committee and other committees related to the budget in addition to parliamentary blocs and representatives, to explain to them facts about the financial situation in the draft budget law and the financial relationship between Baghdad and Erbil.

It is noteworthy that the Minister of Planning in the Kurdistan Regional Government, Dara Rashid, announced yesterday, Thursday, that two high-level delegations from the region, one governmental and the other political, will visit the capital Baghdad next week to discuss the region's share in the federal budget for the current year.

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In his bag, the numbers of employees and the quantities of oil ... a political source determines the date of the arrival of the Kurdistan delegation

 

 

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Kurdistan Today, Saturday (January 23, 2021), a Kurdish political source confirmed that the KRG delegation will arrive in Baghdad next Monday, to discuss a number of issues with the federal government. In an interview with (Baghdad Today), the source said, "Until now, it has not been decided who will lead the delegation, but it is most likely that the Deputy Prime Minister, Qubad Talabani, accompanied by Finance Minister Awa Sheikh Janab, will be at the head of the delegation." He added, "The delegation will discuss the issue of the region's share in the budget and the obstacles put in place to approval by Parliament. During the meetings, it will provide a detailed report in numbers on the salaries of employees in the region and their numbers, those who are entitled to social protection and the numbers of retirees and the Peshmerga." He pointed out that "the delegation will clarify the quantities of oil exports in numbers and the revenues that go to the oil companies, as well as the quantities that go to domestic consumption, which is a final attempt to persuade the government to vote on the share of Kurdistan in the budget." On the other hand, another political delegation headed by the President of the Kurdistan region, Nechirvan Barzani, will visit Baghdad, and he will have with him a group of representatives of the National Union and the Change Movement to meet with the leaders of political blocs, in order to try to persuade them before voting in Parliament on the budget. The member of the Finance Committee in the Parliament of the Kurdistan Region, Bahjat Ali, confirmed, Monday (January 18, 2021), that the region's share of the current budget is less than the percentage of its population. Ali said in an interview with (Baghdad Today), "The Ministry of Planning did not conduct any population census, but there are approximate cases, and it is in most cases inaccurate, and the proportion of the population in the region exceeds 13%, while the region’s share was calculated 12.67." He added, "Despite the great injustice and calculating this share at less than the percentage of the population, there are objections by MPs and political blocs and calls to reduce this share, and this is a great injustice and an attempt to harm the region." He pointed out that "the region’s share in the draft budget is investment and operational, and includes the salaries of employees, the Peshmerga and the rest of the other social strata, and any attempt to reduce the region’s share is totally rejected." And he indicated, "The region has a legal obligation with international oil companies, and the remainder of the oil is used for domestic consumption as fuel for citizens. There are also obligations related to the health and other sectors, and the region’s share in the federal budget cannot fulfill them." He pointed out that "rejection of the region’s share is more political than technical and administrative, and most of those who refuse have not been informed of the progress of the talks and negotiations between the two governments, and are trying to break the region’s thorn once again, after they voted on the law to finance the fiscal deficit without the participation of the Kurds." It is hoped

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KRG to Dispatch Delegation to Baghdad on Sunday

 BasNews   2021/01/23 - 20:54   Kurdistan https://www.basnews.com/en/babat/664272#.YAxnWkfmSCI.twitter

ERBIL - The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is expected to dispatch a delegation to Baghdad for talks on Erbil's share from the federal budget for the current year.

KRG representative in Baghdad, Faris Issa, told BasNews that the delegation, which will be led by Finance Minister Awat Sheikh Janab, will pay the visit to Baghdad on Sunday evening.

Among the delegates are also ministers of state and planning, as well as officials from the Kurdistan Region's Council of Ministers, who will meet with the Iraqi parliamentary committee of finance, Issa noted.

The KRG representative pointed out that Erbil had already reached an agreement with Baghdad on the budget issue, but that it wants to ensure the deal is implemented in case of any changes to the amount of the budget for 2021.

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Source: A delegation from the region will visit Baghdad tomorrow

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{Kurdistan: Al Furat News} An informed source said, on Saturday, that a delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government, tomorrow, Sunday, will head to the federal capital, Baghdad, to discuss the issue of fixing the Kurdistan region's share of the draft federal budget law for 2021.

The source said in a press statement, "A delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government will go tomorrow, Sunday, to the federal capital, Baghdad, to discuss the issue of fixing the Kurdistan region’s share of the draft federal budget law for 2021, which will be voted on by the House of Representatives in the near future. 

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Deputy: The visit of the provincial government delegation to Baghdad is a positive step

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1/24/2021 13:45:00

 

Deputy: The visit of the provincial government delegation to Baghdad is a positive step

 

Today, Sunday, a delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government will head to the federal capital, Baghdad, to discuss the Kurdistan Region's dues in the draft federal budget law for 2021.

An informed source said, during a special statement to PUKmedia , that a delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government will go, today, Sunday, to the capital, Baghdad, to discuss the issue of fixing Kurdistan Region's dues from the draft federal budget law for 2021.

For its part, the Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed that the delegation's visit is a positive step towards addressing the outstanding problems between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the federal government.

Representative Jamal Cougar, a member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, said during a special statement to PUKmedia : The visit of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) delegation to Baghdad and the meeting with officials in the federal government and Parliament is a positive step towards addressing the outstanding financial problems.

He added: The Finance Committee needs to know some details about the oil file in the Kurdistan Region, the volume of imports and expenditures, and it is better for the Kurdistan Regional Government delegation to answer these questions personally, and this is better for the meetings to take place directly.

 

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The Kurdistan delegation heads to Baghdad, and these files top its business agendas

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The information / Erbil ..

The MP for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Hassan Ali, announced, on Sunday, that the Kurdistan Regional Government delegation will travel this afternoon to the capital, Baghdad, to discuss a number of outstanding issues.

"The delegation will be headed by the Minister of Finance in the regional government, Awat Sheikh Janab, and it includes a group of ministers and officials, and it will meet with Federal Finance Minister Ali Allawi and Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar, and it will also meet with members of the Finance Committee in the Parliament."

He added that "the delegation will provide full details about the number of employees in the region, as well as oil exports, how to deliver 250 thousand barrels of oil per day and put them in SOMO's accounts, as well as the revenues of border crossings, and deliver 50% of them to Baghdad and approve the official outlets in Kurdistan."

Ali pointed out that "the delegation will try to persuade the members of the Finance Committee to fix the region's share in the budget, and it will provide a full explanation and details about the region's supposed share, and the sections through which it will be spent."

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A high-ranking Kurdish delegation arrives in Baghdad for a new round of budget negotiations

 

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Baghdad Today, Sunday (January 24, 2021), an informed source reported that a senior Kurdish delegation has arrived in the capital, Baghdad, to embark on a new round for the 2021 budget. The source said in an interview with (Baghdad Today), that "a high-ranking delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government arrived a short while ago to the capital Baghdad to engage in a new round of talks in order to secure the region's share in the federal financial budget for 2021." He added, "The delegation includes: Minister of Finance Awat Sheikh Janab, Minister of Planning Dara Rashid, Minister of the Region Khaled Shawani, and Chief of Cabinet of the Council of Ministers of the region, Omid Sabah." Earlier in the day, a member of the Kurdistan Regional Parliament, Osman Karim, confirmed that a Kurdish governmental delegation is heading to Baghdad today to discuss fixing the region’s share in the budget before voting on it. Karim said in an interview with (Baghdad Today), "The delegation of the Kurdistan region will head today to the capital, Baghdad this afternoon, and include Minister of Finance Awat Sheikh Janab, Minister of Planning Dara Rashid, Minister of the Region for Negotiations Affairs with Baghdad Khaled Shawani, and Cabinet Secretary Amang Rahim. And the President of the Cabinet of Ministers. " He added, "The delegation will be headed by Minister of Finance Awat Sheikh Janab, due to the inability of Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani to go with the delegation to recover from infection with the Coronavirus, and to complete the medical procedures." He explained, "The delegation will discuss several files, the most important of which is fixing the region's share in the budget, and agreeing on how to deliver oil and outlets revenues, 50% of the revenues and 250 thousand barrels of oil." He stressed, "The delegation will also provide full details of the quantities of exported oil, which is a final attempt to persuade the federal government to fix the region’s share, before voting on it."

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A high-ranking delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government arrives in Baghdad .. This is its goal

 

A high-ranking delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government arrived on Sunday in the capital, Baghdad, for a new round of talks in order to secure the region's share in the federal financial budget for 2021 .

The delegation includes: Minister of Finance Awat Sheikh Janab, Minister of Planning Dara Rashid, Minister of the Region Khaled Shawani, and Chief of the Cabinet of the Provincial Council of Ministers Omid Sabah .

Qubad Talabani, deputy head of the Kurdistan Regional Government, usually headed the delegation that visited Baghdad several times, but his infection with the new Corona virus prevented that .

The Finance Committee in the Iraqi Council of Representatives has been conducting, for more than two weeks, a series of meetings in the parliament building with the aim of collecting observations and making the necessary amendments to the draft budget law .

According to the available information, the committee will hold a meeting with the regional government delegation this evening to discuss Kurdistan’s share of the budget .

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a kurdish delegation arrives in baghdad to discuss the budget

Author: AhadNA1 On 1/24/2021 - 3:50 PM  42

The delegation of the Kurdistan region arrived, Sunday, to Baghdad to discuss the financial budget for the current year.
An informed source told Al-Ahed News that "a high-ranking delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government arrived today in the capital, Baghdad, to engage in a new round of talks in order to secure the region's share in the federal financial budget for 2021."
The source added, "The delegation includes: Minister of Finance Awat Sheikh Janab, Minister of Planning Dara Rashid, Minister of the Region Khaled Shawani, and Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers of the region Omid Sabah."

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The Kurdistan delegation arrives in Baghdad .. This is what they will discuss

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Baghdad - Mawazine News
The delegation of the Kurdistan region arrived, on Sunday, to Baghdad.
An informed source told Mawazine News that "a high-ranking delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government arrived today in the capital, Baghdad, for a new round of talks in order to secure the region's share in the federal financial budget for 2021."
The source added, "The delegation includes: Minister of Finance Awat Sheikh Janab, Minister of Planning Dara Rashid, Minister of the Region Khaled Shawani, and Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Region Omid Sabah." Ended 29 / A 43