Parliamentary Finance: The 2021 budget will be passed by consensus of the political blocs

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Kurdish MP: Residents of the region are wondering about the fate of 50 billion dollars

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March 5, 2021

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Kunooz Media / Baghdad

The MP for the Hope Alliance, Ghalib Muhammad, said that there are 50 billion dollars in oil imports sold by the Kurdistan Regional Government, about which the people of the region know nothing about.

MP Muhammad said, in a televised interview followed by "Kunooz Media", that "the Kurdistan Regional Government announces from time to time that it owes 27 billion dollars, and when inquiries are made about the origin of these debts, they do not give any answer," adding, "We do not know from which party the government borrowed. These sums are decided by and in favor of whom.

He added that "the Kurdistan Regional Government has about 50 billion dollars in exported oil revenues, from 2007 to 2020, which during this period has sold more than one billion and 200 million barrels of oil."

He continued, "It also received sums estimated at 11 billion dollars, from all the companies that have concluded contracts with them."

And he added, "All these numbers and sums, and the Erbil government is unable to pay the salaries of Kurdish employees, and the people of the Kurdistan region are wondering about the fate of the huge money that the regional government made from selling it oil and where it went and who caused them all this suffering despite the billions that they have committed."

A book issued by the Office of the Minister of Finance, Abdul Amir Allawi, stated that the Kurdistan region had not sent a statement of the size of its revenues for 6 years.

The book, issued by the Minister of Finance's office and bearing his signature, stated that the Kurdistan region did not deliver to Baghdad a statement of its revenues from the year 2014 until 2020.

Among the book itself, which came in response to another letter sent by a member of Parliament to the Ministry of Finance, that Baghdad did not receive any revenues from Kurdistan for the quantities of oil exported from the Kurdistan region.

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Representative economic: the conditions are ready to adjust the exchange rate and the oil barrel in the budget

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Kunooz Media / Baghdad

A member of the Parliamentary Economic and Investment Committee, Mazen Al-Faily, confirmed today, Friday, that the conditions are ready to adjust the exchange rate of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar, as well as the price of a barrel of oil in the draft Federal Budget Law for 2021.

Al-Faili said in a statement that "the conditions are in place to restore or reduce the exchange rate of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar in the draft budget, but it is difficult to achieve this in light of the completion of the draft formulation, discussion and study in the Parliamentary Finance Committee, therefore we need to reformulate the project and this is not possible."

He added that "there is a tendency to raise the price of a barrel of oil in the draft budget law in view of the high prices in the global markets," stressing that "the current price contributed to the availability of large financial revenues for the state.

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Parliamentary integrity: We will have to pass the budget with the political majority

 

money and business Economy News _ Baghdad A member of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee, Representative Taha Al-Defense, said on Saturday that the House of Representatives will be obliged to pass the budget by a majority, especially with the continuing disagreement over the share of Kurdistan. Al-Defense said in a press interview, "The disagreement continues over the share of the Kurdistan region in the 2021 budget, which makes Parliament obliged to pass the budget according to the political majority." He added that "most of the political blocs have objections to the delivery of 250 thousand barrels of Kurdish oil only to Baghdad," noting that "there are demands to increase the quantity, as well as the mechanisms for the delivery of oil." Al-Defense said, "The budget is ready for voting and it is in the possession of the Presidency of the Council of Representatives, and we are waiting for a date set by the presidency to vote on it."

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An "important" step affecting the lives of 10 million Iraqi citizens may be added to the 2021 budget.

2021-03-06

Yes Iraq: Baghdad

 

A movement is taking place within the House of Representatives at the last moments before the 2021 budget is passed and enacted, towards the inclusion of a law or obtaining a decision that directly affects the lives of 10 million Iraqis.

 

The forthcoming law relates to granting financial allowances to families who are entitled to the ration, amid the reluctance to provide food supplies for various reasons, prompting Parliament to consider giving money instead of foodstuffs.

 

Member of Parliament, Representative Alia Nassif, revealed the existence of a parliamentary approach regarding the ration card, indicating that "the law of compensation for citizens covered by the ration card with financial amounts was put forward several years ago, which provides for the transfer of the ration card items to a sum of money provided to the needy for this card," referring to That "signatures were collected in the House of Representatives to make these compensation for those who deserve it and not for everyone."

 

And she emphasized that "there are statistics that came out from the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs that there are ten million people who deserve these compensation, so signatures were collected in the House of Representatives to add this decision to the budget."

 

And she indicated that she "does not believe that time has run out and that the matter needs a government decision from the Council of Ministers to issue this important and successful decision."

 

 

Earlier, Trade Minister Alaa al-Jubouri confirmed the ministry’s project to distribute three items of the ration from local production.
Al-Jubouri said in a press statement, that the ministry distributed three items of the ration from local production, which are flour, rice and sugar.

He added that the ministry has completed during the last period the preparation of a meal of sugar, rice and flour within the items of the ration ration, and the ministry has begun to supply edible oil, which is of local production, stressing the ministry’s keenness to distribute the items of the ration within the specified timetables.

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In the document ... a parliamentary request to increase the salary of social assistance

•  Time: 03/06/2021 18:32:36
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Deputy Muhammad Shiaa al-Sudani called on the Cabinet to study and implement the proposal that it had previously submitted to the Parliamentary Finance Committee, which unfortunately did not work with it, and the judge to increase the amount of the social aid salary according to what was mentioned in the book below, noting that the Council of Ministers has the legal authority to increase the salary according to Article (24) of Social Protection Law No. 11 of 2014, stressing that the increase in the subsidy salary will mitigate the harm done to poor families as a result of the high exchange rate of the dollar and precautionary measures to limit the Corona pandemic.

 

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Representative legal: Four proposals were submitted to the Kurds and they rejected them, and they do not vote on their share without the imports

18:38 - 06/03/2021

 

  

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The Parliamentary Legal Committee announced, on Saturday, the submission of four proposals and solutions for the Kurdish delegation to pass the budget, but he rejected it all, indicating that the time of agreements with the leaders of the blocs has gone forever.

A member of the Parliamentary Legal Committee, Hassan al-Janabi, told "the information" that "the discussions with the Kurdish delegation were almost exhausted after the region rejected all solutions and Egypt did not hand over its oil imports."

He added, "The condition of the Kurds to pay the debts of the companies has been accepted on the condition that the region hand over all imports of oil exports in the region and review all its oil and non-oil contracts, but the latter rejected the order."

Al-Janabi explained that "four solutions were recently presented to the Kurds by choosing one of them not included in the budget, but the region rejected it unanimously, as it indicates the delivery of oil imports to him," indicating that "the time of agreements with the heads of political blocs is not irreversible."

He continued, "The budget of the region will not pass without handing over to Kurdistan its oil and non-oil imports."

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Al-Faili said in a statement that "the conditions are in place to restore

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Disclosure of a proposal to pass the federal budget and dissolve Parliament with one basket

12:15 - 07/03/2021

 

  

The information / Baghdad .. The
deputy for the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Ikhlas Al-Dulaimi, revealed, on Sunday, a proposal to include the budget law with the federal court law and vote on dissolving Parliament with one basket.
Al-Dulaimi said, in a statement to Al-Maalouma, that “the Sunni and Kurdish forces agreed to the text of the original budget bill that was received from the government,” indicating that “the Shiite forces did not send an official text but submitted a proposal to pass the budget with the Federal Court’s law and dissolve the House of Representatives in a basket. one".
Al-Dulaimi added, "Linking the three laws to one basket is very important, but delaying the budget for a longer period is not in the interest of the citizen."
The Parliamentary Legal Committee announced, yesterday, Saturday, the submission of four proposals and solutions for the Kurdish delegation to pass the budget, but he rejected it all, indicating that the time of agreements with the leaders of the blocs has gone forever. Ended / 25 h

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Deputy: two subjects. If the blocks had agreed upon them, the budget would have been passed in one session

 

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Saeb Khadr, a member of the House of Representatives for the Yazidi component, confirmed today, Sunday, that only two articles in the budget, if agreed upon by the political blocs, the budget will pass in one session, considering that the problems with Kurdistan have become a "chronic disease."

 

Khadr said in a statement to "Tigris", that "Parliament has finished all budget items through the parliamentary finances and sent them to the Presidency of the Council of Representatives for inclusion in the upcoming sessions . "

 

He added, "The Presidency of the House of Representatives, in turn, is waiting for a meeting of the heads of political blocs in order to agree on the tenth and eleventh articles on Kurdish oil, and in the event of agreement on them, the council will pass the budget within one day .

 

Khadr considered that "the problem with the Kurdistan region has become chronic and must be solved by political means through continuous meetings and with an open agreement .

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"Adjusting the exchange rate" ... a deputy talks about a government response to the parliamentary demands to reduce it

 

 

 

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Special A member of the Parliamentary Economic and Investment Committee, Nada Shaker Jawdat, denied, Sunday (07 March 2021), that there is no real seriousness in Parliament to change the exchange rate of the dollar to the previous price. Jawdat said, to (Baghdad Today), “The talk about the lack of a parliamentary majority rejecting the adjustment of the dollar’s exchange rate after it was raised by the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank is inaccurate and far from reality. On the contrary, the majority with the exchange rate adjustment and returning it to What was it or less than what was stated in the 2021 budget bill. ” She added that“ adjusting the exchange rate of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar remains within the authority of the Iraqi government, while Parliament can not make any amendment except with the approval of the government, ”noting that At the moment, there is no government approval for this amendment. Rather, there is an insistence that the exchange rate remain unchanged, and this is what the majority of MPs reject. Earlier, a member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Jamal Cougar, confirmed today, Sunday (07 March 2021), that the political movement is still continuing within the House of Representatives, with the presence of parliamentary signatures submitted to the Parliament in order to restore the exchange rate of the dollar against the dinar or reduce the price. Present. Cougar said in an interview with (Baghdad Today), "The political movement in this regard is still going on, even there are requests that have been submitted with the signatures of a large number of members of Parliament to the Parliament for the exchange rate of the dollar." He added, "Those signatures remained unchanged, because the Finance Committee and Parliament do not have any authority to amend or return the exchange rate of the dollar," stressing that "this matter is exclusively within the authority of the Central Bank." "It is difficult for the government to go in this direction, because changing the exchange rate or returning it to its previous price needs to be reformulated again," he said.

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Parliamentary integrity: We will have to pass the budget with the political majority

 

 

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A member of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee, a member of the Nasr Coalition, Taha Al-Defense, said today, Saturday, that the House of Representatives will be forced to pass the budget by a majority, especially with the continuing disagreement over the share of Kurdistan.

 

"The dispute is still going on over the share of the Kurdistan region in the 2021 budget, which makes Parliament obliged to pass the budget according to the political majority," Al-Dafa'i said in a statement to "Tigris" .

 

He added that "most of the political blocs have objections to the delivery of 250 thousand barrels of Kurdish oil only to Baghdad," noting that "there are demands to increase the quantity, as well as the mechanisms for the delivery of oil."

 

 "The budget is ready for voting, and it is in the possession of the Presidency of the Council of Representatives, and we are waiting for a date set by the presidency to vote on it," Al-Defaihi indicated .

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New comment from Parliamentary Finance: 4 obstacles stand in the way of approving the budget

2021.03.07 - 17:59

 

  

Baghdad - People  

The Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed that there are no taxes in the 2021 General Budget Law on employee salaries.  

  

 

  

Committee reporter Ahmed Al-Saffar, told the official agency, and "People" followed him (March 7, 2021), that "there are four obstacles hindering the process of voting on the general budget law for the current year."  

He added, "The first obstacle relates to political consensus, and the other relates to the shares of the provinces with regard to the third with job grades, and the fourth relates to the share of the Kurdistan region."  

He pointed out that "what is rumored about including a paragraph in the 2021 budget related to imposing taxes on employees 'salaries is incorrect," noting that "the Finance Committee deleted this paragraph and there were no taxes or deductions on employees' salaries in the budget."  

It is noteworthy that Finance Minister Ali Allawi suggested earlier that the House of Representatives put an income tax on all

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Restoring the price of the dollar enters its difficult stages in Iraq .. An "extreme" stubbornness between two parties may stop the budget completely!

2021-03-07

Yes Iraq: Baghdad

 

 

It seems that the movement to restore the dollar's exchange rate to its previous state or reduce it from the price fixed in the 2021 budget has begun to reach the stages of peak tension and attraction, which may complicate the issue and may lead to the creation of new problems and obstacles to the 2021 budget.

 

While the past few days witnessed vacillating parliamentary statements and calls about the need to restore the previous dollar exchange, the first Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hassan Al Kaabi, called for a parliamentary stance to restore the exchange rate, triggering governmental reactions, on the basis of which a parliamentary “tightening” and escalation of positions were set in motion.

 

While Al-Kaabi demanded the need to find a serious stand by MPs to restore the exchange rate, Finance Minister Ali Allawi said that restoring the previous exchange rate is “difficult” and that it is not permissible to manipulate the price of the dollar and the value of the dinar daily, and that this decision was taken based on consultations with the Central Bank and the World Bank, as well as Political blocs in Parliament.

 

Hinting to amend the Central Bank Law

This clear rejection of the government position led to a parliamentary counter-escalation, as the representative of the National Approach bloc, Hussein Al-Oqabi, said in a statement that “we followed with great astonishment the minister's statements regarding the inability to change the dollar’s exchange rate because it is a reasonable price and that the decision was taken in consultation with the Central Bank and the Fund. International criticism and political blocs, and that the markets accepted it, and the government will work to compensate contractors who are affected by it.

While Al-punabi described this decision as “ill-considered,” he emphasized that “it led to a crazy increase in the prices of consumer goods - even locally produced - by more than 30%, which added another burden on the shoulders of the Iraqi family, and constituted great pressure on the living situation of the simple citizen. And it caused obvious confusion in the market. ”

He continued by saying: “The Iraqi economy has been mortgaged by the IMF and the political blocs’ response to these dictates represents a dangerous turning point that affects the future of the country and puts its capabilities and wealth in the hands of foreign decisions that are the last thought of the interests of the country and its people. ”

 

He went on to say: “From here we demand and renew our previous demand to restore the dollar’s exchange rate to what it was previously, and we affirm that the legislative authority is the final word in all issues related to matters of conducting financial matters through legal legislation inside the parliament,” indicating that “raising The exchange rate of the dollar came according to a decision from the Central Bank and with governmental and external influence, but it is possible to correct the decision by the legislative authority, even if it is necessary to amend the Central Bank Law.

 

 

The parliamentary movement is "serious" to restore the exchange rate ... and the budget may be affected

A member of the Parliamentary Economic and Investment Committee, Nada Shaker Jawdat, confirmed the “seriousness” of the parliamentary movement to restore the previous exchange rate, as she stated in press statements that “The talk about the lack of a parliamentary majority rejecting the adjustment of the dollar’s exchange rate after it was raised by the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank is inaccurate. Far from reality, but on the contrary, the majority with adjusting the exchange rate and returning it to what it was or reducing it from what was stated in the 2021 budget bill.

She added that "adjusting the exchange rate of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar remains within the authority of the Iraqi government. As for Parliament, it cannot make any amendment except with the approval of the government," noting that "until the moment there is no government approval for this amendment, but rather there is insistence that the exchange rate remain Without any change, and this is what most deputies reject.

While the Parliamentary Finance Committee indicated that the political movement is still continuing within the House of Representatives, with the presence of parliamentary signatures submitted to the Parliament in order to restore the exchange rate of the dollar against the dinar or reduce the current price, noting that “the government is difficult to go in this direction, Because changing the exchange rate or returning it to its previous rate needs to reformulate the 2021 budget bill anew.

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Parliamentary Finance resolves the controversy over taxes on employee salaries

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2021-03-07 | 10:50

 

 

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On Sunday, the Parliamentary Finance Committee settled the controversy over whether or not to impose taxes on employees' salaries.

The commission's rapporteur said Ahmed Al-SaffarAccording to the official agency, it is “the absence of any taxes within the general budget law for 2021 on employee salaries,” diagnosing “four obstacles hindering the process of voting on the budget law.”

He added, "The first obstacle relates to political consensus, and the other relates to the shares of the governorates with regard to the third to job grades and the fourth to the share of the regionKurdistan".

 

He pointed out that "what is rumored about including a paragraph in the 2021 budget related to imposing taxes on employees 'salaries is incorrect," noting that "the Finance Committee deleted this paragraph and there were no taxes or deductions on employees' salaries in the budget."

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Parliamentary Finance unveils new details regarding the budget .. One knot !!

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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Parliamentary Finance Committee revealed, on Sunday, new details regarding the federal budget for 2021.

A member of the committee, Shirwan Mirza {for the Euphrates News} stated that "most of the budget paragraphs have been completed, except for the share of the Kurdistan region," declaring that "the committee is ready to submit the bill to the House of Representatives for the purpose of voting."
He added that "the region’s share is still hampered between the political blocs, and if the blocs submitted their formula regarding the region, we will add it to the draft law; but there is no official text alternative to the government regarding the region’s share in the budget until the moment."
Mirza said, "The Kurds have repeatedly stressed that they support any proposal that does not contradict the laws in force and is in the interest of all the Iraqi people, and we do not know why the political blocs did not present an alternative solution to vote on the budget."
A member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee concluded, "We are waiting for the vote on the Federal Court law within the next two days, and then we will see what will happen regarding the budget."
It is noteworthy that the Speaker of Parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, affirmed the parliament’s keenness to proceed with the laws that were suspended in previous sessions, most notably the Federal Supreme Court’s law, which was suspended throughout previous sessions.
Al-Halbousi also announced that the draft budget law will be in the coming days within the council’s agenda for a vote.
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The Iraqi parliament holds a "special" meeting due to the high oil prices

 

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Shafaq News / Today, Monday, the Finance Committee in the Iraqi parliament revealed that an urgent and special meeting will be held to discuss the high oil prices and its impact on the 2021 budget bill.

A member of the committee, Muhammad Ibrahim, told Shafaq News, “The Parliamentary Finance Committee will hold an urgent and special meeting shortly to discuss the rise in oil prices and its impact on the 2021 budget bill, and to study this rise is it sufficient to cover the fiscal deficit completely or will it work Reducing it, and the possibility of dispensing loans after this rise. "

And between Ibrahim; That "there is a possibility that some amendments will be made to the draft budget bill in 2021, after this rise, and this matter will also be discussed, discussed and thoroughly studied at the meeting, which will be held shortly by the Parliamentary Finance Committee."

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Expert: Increasing The Dollar Exchange Rate Will Lead To An Increase In The Poverty Rate To 50%

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Al-Mustaqilla / - Economic expert, Wissam Al-Tamimi, confirmed that the government's continuation of the policy of raising the dollar exchange rate will lead to an increase in the poverty rate from 30 to 50 percent, pointing out that what increases this percentage is the curfew imposed by the government under the pretext of prevention and avoiding an increase in Corona infections.

 

Al-Tamimi said that the government's decisions related to raising the exchange rate of the dollar increased the suffering of the citizen, and brought benefits to some companies owned by influential political personalities and parties.

He added that oil prices have recovered again and there is a great renaissance in the countries of the world and the return of factories and factories to work, which will raise the price of a barrel of oil to more than $ 75 next summer, which achieves the government's ambition to achieve financial abundance and overcome the deficit and even prepare a supplementary budget at a time. It continues its economic blockade of the people, and the high price of a barrel of oil obliges the government and financial authorities to reduce the value of the dollar.

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Parliamentary Finance: The adoption of the price of $ 45 a barrel of oil is far from reality

 

money and business Economy News - Baghdad The reporter of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Ahmed Al-Saffar, considered, Monday, that the adoption of the exchange rate of $ 45 in the budget is far from reality because all the data and expectations of oil experts that the price of oil will range between $ 61 to $ 69 during the year 2021, indicating that it was more appropriate to calculate the price of a barrel Oil, at least $ 50. Al-Saffar said in a press interview, "Building the budget on the price of a barrel of oil at $ 45 is far from reality, as the last months of last year seemed to rise rapidly according to data expected, including finding vaccines for Corona and a significant drop in the US oil reserve." He added, “Most of the members of the Finance Committee called on the government to adopt a price of $ 50 a barrel, and this is true, but the government refused to do so,” indicating that “if $ 50 was approved, it would provide us with 20 trillion dinars in the budget, and this will definitely reduce the budget deficit significantly and provide job grades. And revitalizing the private sector, education and health. Al-Saffar pointed out that "the committee raised the size of the budget to 129 trillion to support important sectors, based on financial abundance as a result of high oil prices, and perhaps we will work to conduct a supplementary budget after the seventh month if oil prices continue at this level."

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Al-Fateh: The link between the Federal Court and the Budget Law, as they were passed on by political blackmail

15:29 - 08/03/2021

 

  

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On Monday, the Al-Fateh Alliance called on the political blocs not to link the Federal Court Law and the Budget Law to pass them, describing it as political blackmail.

The deputy for Al-Fateh Muhammad Al-Baldawi said to "the information" that "the House of Representatives has passed 18 paragraphs of the Federal Court Law and 4 other points about which the disagreement is easy, but the disagreement is still on only two points and the dialogue is underway on them."

He added that "there are some parties working to link the two laws to pass them in Parliament through the ongoing negotiations between the political blocs."

He explained that "any attempt to link them is a purely political blackmail, and that the budget law is a share of governorates and citizens for a whole year, while the court law is a law that runs a whole country for the future and cannot be linked to bargaining and consensus."

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Representative economy: There is no parliamentary tendency to change the dollar exchange rate in the budget

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Member of the Parliamentary Economic and Investment Committee, Nada Shaker Jawdat, denied the existence of a representative tendency to amend the dollar exchange rate in the two thousand and twenty one budget.

In a press statement, Jawdat said that the price of a barrel of oil in the general budgets is always lower than its price in the global markets to ensure that no major imbalance occurs in the event of any decrease in global oil prices, indicating that Parliament does not intend to change the exchange rate in the budget despite the high prices. Oil to seventy dollars per barrel.

She explained that the surplus from the price difference will go to the supplementary budget, and will significantly reduce the fiscal deficit in the budget.

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Deputy confirms that there is no agreement yet with the region regarding its share of the budget

 

money and business Economy News _ Baghdad Member of Parliament, Representative Pierre Taher, confirmed, on Tuesday, that there is still no agreement with the Kurdistan region regarding its share of the budget. In a press interview, Taher said, "Until now, the dispute still exists regarding Article 11 of the Budget Law, and there is another disagreement about settling financial matters, and the political blocs have not responded to the region's request yet." Taher expected, "an agreement will be reached that satisfies the two parties during the next two days before the budget is presented to vote next Monday, especially in light of the presence of the Presidency of the Council of Representatives not to pass the budget by a majority." The Speaker of Parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, had directed, on Monday, to include the budget on the agenda of next Monday’s session in order to vote on it.

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Al-Bawi: The Finance Minister’s invocation of the IMF’s conditions is considered insult to the people's feelings

09:20 - 09/03/2021

 

  

 

The information / Baghdad ..

Political analyst Hazem Al-Bawi considered, on Tuesday, the Minister of Finance, Ali Abdul Amir Allawi, who invoked the conditions of the International Monetary Fund in the austerity imposed on the people, an outrage of the dignity of Iraqis and a persistence in exposing them to more unfair pressures.

Al-Bawi said to "the information", that "the minister had forgotten or forgotten that the Al-Abadi government had sought to infiltrate Iraq in 2014 under the unfair conditions of the International Monetary Fund and remove the hand from the sectors of health, education and the ration card, contrary to the constitution."

He added that "Al-Abadi's government was the first to carry out unjustified imposed austerity, deduct the salaries of employees and raise the fees for communications to citizens, which caused a state of boil and great popular anger that Iraq is under its weight until now."

Al-Bawi stressed the need for political and economic decision-makers to learn from that bitter experience and not to risk their credibility in front of the people who know well that the budget has been calculated at $ 43 per barrel of oil, while the price of Iraqi oil is sold today at $ 53 in OPEC and may reach higher than that, which negates the need. Unjustified austerity. 25 n