Iraq to prepare 2023’s budget law within 20 days

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An economic center expects the delay in approving the budget for months. He warns of a "financial vacuum"

Wednesday 07 , December 2022 19:55 |EconomicalViews: 43

An economic center expects the delay in approving the budget for months. He warns of a "financial vacuum" (ninanews-com.translate.goog)

Baghdad /Nina/ Director of the Iraqi Economic and Political Center, Wissam Al-Helou, warned against entering Iraq with a period exceeding 100 days required to discuss the budget and approve it parliamentarily.Al-Helou said in a statement: “The failure to complete the budget law by the government and the entry of the House of Representatives into a legislative recess for a full month, starting from the next two days and until after the New Year’s holiday, means that its arrival in Parliament will be delayed at least a month in addition to the two months required to be discussed in Parliament

He added that oil prices are in a continuous decline that made them below $80 with expectations of continued decline, and the government has shackled itself with additional financial burdens that will increase spending and expected budget figures, and with the decline in oil prices, a large budget deficit is likely.
Al-Helou expected to keep the current exchange rate as it is and that the parliamentary budget discussion will witness major differences on some paragraphs, especially with regard to operating spending, which would enter the country into a period of financial vacuum that may last months, which will confuse the economic situation of citizens.
He called on the government to speed up the writing of the budget, adopt a realistic price of a barrel of oil, and avoid going towards increasing operating spending to prevent financial shocks that may repeat the scenario of inability to pay public expenditures, especially salaries. /End3

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Parliamentary Finance: These categories are included in the confirmation in next year's budget

Political |   06:59 - 07/12/2022

 

Parliamentary Finance: These categories are included in the confirmation in next year's budget (mawazin.net)

 

 

Baghdad - Mawazine News
The Parliamentary Finance Committee set today, Wednesday, The categories covered by the permanent staff's fixation within the general budget for the year 2023, while She explained that the allocations of the social safety net could reach seven trillion dinars.
Committee member Mueen Al-Kazemi said, "The pressure On the budget through requests be on the operational side more, by providing salaries And the allocations of 4 million employees in addition to the issue of installing contract holders in the Ministry of Electricity 75,000 contract employees for 2019, in addition to contract staff for 2020 and 2021 and those who were not included in that, as well as the topic of installing lecturers in education on permanent staffing for 2019", indicating that "the budget will include the allocation of an amount for social welfare amounts to about 7 trillion dinars."
"There is pressure towards the budget Operational despite the fact that the government program of the Prime Minister calls for attention to reality Development and service for the country," calling for "reducing spending and increasing revenues Finance".
He continued, "Financial revenues are limited to The issue of oil, and the Prime Minister has a theory about the window of selling currency, problems and suspicions He explained that "about 70 billion dollars are sold to banks Eligibility annually, to withdraw local currency from the market and redistribute it to employees as salaries."
"The sale of currency must be matched by the imposition of Tax and customs for the import obtained from it," he explained, "in the event of mastery of this Properly automated by the government will save up to 10 annual revenues. trillions of dinars."
He stressed the need to "increase revenues, especially through Tax, customs, border crossings, telecommunications and other aspects of collection that Departments and ministries get it," he said, expressing his hope that "the budget will rise in the Iraqi reality for the better."
He pointed out that "the expected amount of the 2023 budget is between (130-140) trillion dinars," pointing out that "about 65 percent of The budget will be operational and 35 percent investment."

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With the imminent adoption of the budget. Warning against Kurdish 'imposing agenda'

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• With the imminent adoption of the budget. Warning against "imposing agendas" Kurdish | Information (almaalomah-me.translate.goog)

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The head of the Summit Center for Strategic Studies, Haider Al-Musawi, on Wednesday, the movement of Kurdish delegations to Baghdad on the occasion of the imminent adoption of the federal budget is an attempt to "impose special agendas" on the Sudanese government, while stressing that the region has its eyes on many laws to implement them, most notably Article 140.

Al-Musawi said in an interview with the Al-Maalouma news agency that "the movement of Kurdish delegations from northern Iraq to Baghdad with the formation of any government or near the approval of the Iraqi budget is an attempt to impose special agendas and pressure the Iraqi government to amend the oil and gas law and pass it in line with what concerns Kurdistan.”

He added, "Erbil is trying to put pressure on the central government in the issue of the Kurdistan region regarding the financial budget," adding, "We have become accustomed, since the change of the regime to this moment, not to issue oil exports or provide anything to Baghdad, but the region used to get everything from the center." ".

The director of the Summit Center explained, "The Kurds are trying to put pressure on the Sudanese government and his personality to keep the interests and gains that have been allocated to them and strive to achieve them and increase their share of the financial budget, in addition to many other important demands."

Al-Moussawi said, "The issue of Kirkuk and the disputed areas is not hidden from the attention of the Kurds and their attempt to approve it," stressing: "He is not convinced of this word, given that the region is part of Iraq, so such phrases or addresses must not be issued."

The President of the Kurdistan Regional Government and the accompanying government delegation conduct shuttle visits to Baghdad from time to time, and their date is always before the formation of the Iraqi government, or the approval of the budget for clear reasons, most notably pressure on the Baghdad government to try to obtain the largest possible gains.

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Discussing the 2023 budget will be delayed by a month

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• TDiscussing the 2023 budget will be delayed by a month | Event.Net (rudaw.net)
• Discussing the 2023 budget will be delayed by a month | Event.Net (rudaw.net)

 

ECONOMY

A meeting of Iraq parliament that this parliament should discuss the general law project of 2023

 

The second legislative season of the Iraqi parliament has ended, with the discussion of the 2023 general budget bill in parliament to be postponed for a month.

 

On Thursday, December 8, 2022, the second legislative season of the Iraqi parliament will end, which has no opportunity to extend, and the parliamentary holiday will begin for a month, with the 2023 general budget bill being discussed in the new year.

 

"Previously, the parliamentary presidency extended the age of this legislative season until December 7, and this season ended and we will rest," Yadgar Mahmud, a member of the Iraqi parliament's legal committee, told the media network.

 

Yadgar Mahmud noted that as the parliamentary holiday begins, discussions on the 2023 general budget bill in parliament will come after the end of the holiday, as the majority of parliamentarians have left Baghdad.

 

The Iraqi parliamentary holiday ends on January 7, 2023, the beginning of a new legislative season in parliament.

 

On November 8, the Iraqi parliament extended a month of the second legislative season of the first year in hopes that the 2023 general budget bill would be approved, but according to a member of the legal committee, the Iraqi Council of Ministers has not yet fully prepared the bill.

 

According to the internal rules of the Iraqi parliament, if the council of ministers sends the general budget bill to parliament before the start of the parliamentary holiday, it should not start a holiday until the debate and approval of the bill ends.

 

"There is a possibility that the political situation will want to pressure the streets," said Yadgar Mahmud. "The parliamentary presidency will ask parliamentarians to end the holidays for the benefit of the citizens and return to the approval of the general budget."

 

In 2022, due to delays in forming the government, the general budget bill was not approved, which worked on a one-on-12 spending system for the 2021 budget, with the approval of the Food Security and Development Rapid support Act, which had a budget of 25 tronne dinars.

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53 minutes ago, 6ly410 said:

 

Discussing the 2023 budget will be delayed by a month

An hour ago

Hastiar Qaderi

• TDiscussing the 2023 budget will be delayed by a month | Event.Net (rudaw.net)
• Discussing the 2023 budget will be delayed by a month | Event.Net (rudaw.net)

 

ECONOMY

A meeting of Iraq parliament that this parliament should discuss the general law project of 2023

 

The second legislative season of the Iraqi parliament has ended, with the discussion of the 2023 general budget bill in parliament to be postponed for a month.

 

On Thursday, December 8, 2022, the second legislative season of the Iraqi parliament will end, which has no opportunity to extend, and the parliamentary holiday will begin for a month, with the 2023 general budget bill being discussed in the new year.

 

"Previously, the parliamentary presidency extended the age of this legislative season until December 7, and this season ended and we will rest," Yadgar Mahmud, a member of the Iraqi parliament's legal committee, told the media network.

 

Yadgar Mahmud noted that as the parliamentary holiday begins, discussions on the 2023 general budget bill in parliament will come after the end of the holiday, as the majority of parliamentarians have left Baghdad.

 

The Iraqi parliamentary holiday ends on January 7, 2023, the beginning of a new legislative season in parliament.

 

On November 8, the Iraqi parliament extended a month of the second legislative season of the first year in hopes that the 2023 general budget bill would be approved, but according to a member of the legal committee, the Iraqi Council of Ministers has not yet fully prepared the bill.

 

According to the internal rules of the Iraqi parliament, if the council of ministers sends the general budget bill to parliament before the start of the parliamentary holiday, it should not start a holiday until the debate and approval of the bill ends.

 

"There is a possibility that the political situation will want to pressure the streets," said Yadgar Mahmud. "The parliamentary presidency will ask parliamentarians to end the holidays for the benefit of the citizens and return to the approval of the general budget."

 

In 2022, due to delays in forming the government, the general budget bill was not approved, which worked on a one-on-12 spending system for the 2021 budget, with the approval of the Food Security and Development Rapid support system" rel="">support Act, which had a budget of 25 tronne dinars.

 

 Hotcurl translation =  "we are too busy stealing $$$ to take care of business and the Iraqi citizens", who didn't see this coming ?

 

Just sayin'

 

Sepmer Fi 

[chris2028]

I hope it's just some misdirection or smoke and mirrors.  It's so predictable for them to come out with this type of article after ALL this recent progress! Here's to positive outcomes for the people of Iraq and all of us investors!  GO RV/RI

[chris2028]

I hope it's just some misdirection or smoke and mirrors.  It's so predictable for them to come out with this type of article after ALL this recent progress! Here's to positive outcomes for the people of Iraq and all of us investors!  GO RV/RI

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Parliament enters its legislative recess today. What is the fate of the 2023 budget law?

2022.12.08 - 09:30

Parliament enters its legislative recess today. What is the fate of the 2023 budget law? (nasnews.com)

 

 

  

Baghdad – Nas  

By the end of the day Thursday, the House of Representatives enters its legislative recess in its first term, despite the scarcity of sessions and the lack of legal productivity, at a time when members of parliament are calling on the government to speed up the sending of the budget law before the recess.  

 

  

  

Raed al-Maliki, a member of the legal committee, said in a statement to the official newspaper of "Nas", (December 8, 2022), that "the laws under discussion, including the amendment of the electoral law, the constitution and others, are still projects and ideas within the framework of partisan and political calls," adding that "the most important laws in the committee is the federal service and was withdrawn by the government for the purposes of amendment."  

  

Al-Maliki added that "there are other important laws such as social security and retirement for workers, in addition to ideas to amend the unified retirement law with regard to the legal age and others, in addition to laws that were read for the first and second time, namely information crimes, regulating the right to demonstrate and freedom of expression," noting that "most of the disputes are on some items of the laws, with the exception of the laws of partnership between the public and private sectors and the service of science, which witnessed objection to its origin."  

  

According to the newspaper, Faisal al-Naeli, a member of the parliamentary finance committee, said: "Parliament is waiting for the 2023 budget law as it is determined to legislate it as soon as possible."  

  

"The budget has not yet arrived, and the committee believes that social security is also an important law, which may witness many amendments," al-Naeli said.  

  

Al-Naeli's colleague on the committee, Atwan al-Atwani, stressed that "parliament is serious about investing time to legislate laws, fill gaps in services, and finance and strengthen the budget."  

  

According to the newspaper, Atwani promised the budget law that it "defines the country's financial, economic and investment paths," calling on the government to "expedite its completion before the legislative recess."  

  

He pointed out that "the government is not to blame for the delay in referring the budget to parliament due to the recent formation of the Sudanese cabinet, and therefore it needs to review the budget and adapt it according to the government program, which requires some time."  

[DanP]

And here we go again. Reality sets in. No one agrees. Nothing to vote on. 
we wait…….forever. 

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The House of Representatives enters its legislative recess today... and questions about the fate of the 2023 budget law

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The House of Representatives enters its legislative recess today. And questions about the fate of the 2023 budget law - Iraq News (iraqakhbar-com.translate.goog)

 

news source /Sumerian Channel

The source of the news / Alsumaria channel

 

Alsumaria News - Report
Today, Thursday, the House of Representatives began its legislative recess for a period of 30 days, to resume its sessions on the ninth of next January.

 

A member of the House of Representatives for the Kurdistan Democratic Party bloc, Majid Shingali, confirmed that "the House of Representatives entered its legislative recess today, Thursday."

 

Shinkali continued, "The parliament extended its legislative term on the 8th of last month for a month, so today will be a legislative holiday according to the rules of procedure of the House of Representatives."

 

 

He pointed out, “The House of Representatives was waiting for the budget to arrive in order to proceed with holding its sessions until they are completed, but for not arriving from the government, it will enter its legislative recess.”

 

Shankali stressed that it is not possible to “cancel the legislative recess because it is within the rules of procedure of the House of Representatives, which stipulated that the legislative recess be for a period of two months, but it was reduced to one month only.”

 

It is supposed to be the last session of the House of Representatives in the second legislative term, yesterday, the first Tuesday, but the parliament failed to hold it as a result of differences between the political blocs regarding the special grades included in the paragraphs of the agenda of the session, which prompted the postponement of the session for further notice.

 

And the House of Representatives announced, on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, the extension of the current legislative term by one month.

 

According to a statement by the House of Representatives Media Department, “The Presidency of the House of Representatives decided to extend the second legislative term / the first legislative year / the fifth electoral cycle, by one month, based on the provisions of Article (58/Second) of the Constitution; This is to complete a number of necessary tasks and legislation.”

 

In addition, a member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Faisal Al-Naeli, said, according to the official newspaper: “Parliament is awaiting the budget law for the year 2023, as it is determined to legislate it as soon as possible.”

 

Citizens' hopes relate to resolving political differences and voting on the next budget. The service, health and pension situation cannot bear a new year without financial allocations or a budget, as Iraq did not approve the 2022 draft budget due to the political crisis that erupted after the elections and left the country without a government for a full year.

 

A member of the Parliamentary Oil and Gas Committee, Zainab Al-Moussawi, revealed new details about the next year's budget, while confirming that it contains 150,000 job degrees.

 

Al-Moussawi said in an interview with Alsumaria News, "The next budget for the year 2023 contains job grades that may reach 150,000, in addition to fixing contracts in all ministries and converting daily procedures into contracts," noting that "the next budget took into account service and investment projects and infrastructure." and health.”

 

And she added, “The preliminary information indicates that the price of a barrel of oil is at 45 dollars per barrel in the budget; As a result of fluctuating oil prices, which is the average price, it will generate a large surplus, since the prices of a barrel now range from 80-90 dollars, and the country exports approximately 3.3 million barrels.

 

Regarding the oil and gas law, Al-Musawi explained: “We support the legislation of the law that returns Barbil to deliver oil to the Iraqi state treasury, and the oil contracts will be by the Federal Ministry of Oil as stipulated in the decisions of the Federal Court.”

 

Earlier, the Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed that the draft budget will reach the House of Representatives early next year, as it has not yet been completed by the Ministries of Finance and Planning due to the high demands that arrived from ministries and governorates, amounting to 222 trillion dinars, and needs to be reviewed and amended.

 

The parliamentary finance committee predicted that the size of next year's budget will reach $150 billion, at a time when Iraq depends on oil with 97 percent of its budget funded, at a time when the new government is struggling to address the repercussions of chronic corruption in the country.

 

Iraq did not approve the draft budget for 2022 due to the political crisis that has ravaged the country since the "early" elections were held on October 10, 2021.

 

According to the MPs, "when the budget bill reaches the House of Representatives, the House will take two months or more to study, discuss and vote on it."

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Planning announces the approval of the Ministry's budget for 2023

 

 

 

 

Al-Eqtesadat News Agency - Planning announces the approval of the ministry's budget for 2023 (economy-news.net)

  

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Economy News - Baghdad

On Thursday, the Ministry of Planning announced the approval of its budget for 2023.

The ministry said in a statement that "the opinion body held its regular meeting for the month of December under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Planning Mohamed Ali Tamim."

At the beginning of the meeting, the minister stressed "the importance of working in accordance with the directives of the Council of Ministers and in line with the objectives of the ministerial curriculum and the government program," pointing to "a number of important directives, foremost of which is compliance with laws and controls."

He directed "the need to pay attention to the places of reception of auditors, and equip them with all the requirements of comfort, and facilitate the tasks of members of the House of Representatives as the highest supervisory authority in the country, as well as facilitate the procedures of other regulatory authorities represented by the Financial Audit Bureau and the Integrity Authority, in accordance with the laws, regulations and instructions in force."

The opinion body approved the ministerial program of the Ministry of Planning, which was prepared in light of the government curriculum, and the authority approved the ministry's budget for the year 2023, and approved the conclusion of a memorandum of understanding between the Iraqi Accreditation Authority of the Ministry of Planning, and the Moroccan Accreditation Authority, and the conclusion of another memorandum of understanding between the Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control and the Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality.

The meeting discussed the proposed amendments to the Ministry of Planning Law No. (19) of 2009, and other issues that were on the agenda, where the necessary decisions, procedures and recommendations were taken.

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It will exceed 140 trillion. Sudani advisor confirms the imminent completion of the 2023 budget and sending it

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It will exceed 140 trillion. Sudanese advisor confirms the imminent completion of the 2023 budget and sending it » Baghdad Today News Agency

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Baghdad Today - Baghdad

Advisor to the Prime Minister for Financial Affairs Mazhar Mohammed Saleh revealed on Thursday the date of sending the budget to Parliament for approval.

Saleh told Baghdad Today that "the budget for 2023 will be worth between 140 to 150 trillion dinars approximately," noting that "the price of a barrel of oil will be about $ 65 approximately."

He explained that "the delay in sending the budget to parliament came because the new government wanted the budget items to be close to the government program prepared by the prime minister, and therefore not sending it came to include the development items that the government wants to achieve in the coming year."

Saleh pointed out that "the entry of parliament with a legislative recess does not mean that the budget will be delayed and there is no validity to the talk that April next year will be the date of passing the budget, this is a very distant date," noting that "the government is determined to send the budget within the current month or the beginning of next year."

"Sending the budget within the timings included in the Financial Management Law is very important, but the formation of the government and setting its vision for this budget made the date of sending it a little late," he said.

Earlier, the rapporteur of the House of Representatives, Gharib Askar, confirmed that the Iraqi parliament will enter its legislative recess for only one month, indicating that it extended its legislative term for the purpose of legislating the budget, but the extension period ends tomorrow, Thursday, and the budget has not arrived.

Askar told Baghdad Today that "parliament has extended its current legislative term for one month in order to proceed with the process of legislating some important laws, and this month ends tomorrow, Thursday, after which parliament will enter its legislative recess for a period of (30) days."

He pointed out that "the House of Representatives was waiting for the arrival of the budget law from the government so as not to enter into its recess, but the budget so far has not been approved by the Council of Ministers, so the parliament will receive the budget and start approving it after the end of its legislative recess, which will enter it tomorrow, Thursday."

Accordingly, the parliament should resume its sessions on the seventh of next January and it is hoped that it will receive the budget after this date.

 

 

 

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Parliamentary Finance warns of a high estimate of the price of a barrel of oil in the budget

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Parliamentary Finance warns of a high estimate of the price of a barrel of oil in the budget - Iraq News (iraqakhbar-com.translate.goog)

 

 

news source /First News Agency

 

News source / Al Oula News Agency

 

Today, Thursday, the Parliamentary Finance Committee expcted the ratios of operational and investment spending in the 2023 budget and their total volume, and while it presented new expectations regarding the value of a barrel of oil, it warned against increasing the size of its estimate in the budget.

Committee member Mueen Al-Kazemi said to the official agency, followed by (Al-Oula News): “The price of a barrel of oil amounted to 45 dollars in the 2021 budget, and the Ministry of Finance suggested that the price of a barrel of oil in the 2023 budget be between (60 to 65) dollars.”

He added, “The mechanism for calculating the budget is done by multiplying the price of a barrel of oil, which is 65 dollars, by the amount of daily Iraqi exports amounting to 3 million and 250 thousand barrels at the current exchange rate of 1450 dollars, so that the result is about 110 trillion dinars, in addition to other imports from communications, tax and customs.” And collection so that we reach 140 trillion dinars.

He pointed out that "the budget will be 65% of it operational, which includes salaries and consumption, and 35% of it for the investment side, such as ongoing, lagging, and new infrastructure projects."

And he continued, “The House of Representatives may give its opinion so that the price of a barrel of oil in the budget is acceptable without being affected when the price of oil falls,” warning of “an overestimation of the price of a barrel of oil in the budget.”

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umbers. New Government Comment on 2023 Budget Bill

In numbers. New Government Comment on 2023 Budget Bill (shafaq.com)

2022-12-08 04:52

 

 

Shafaq News / The financial and economic adviser in the Iraqi government, Mazhar Muhammad Saleh, commented on Thursday on the reasons for the delay in approving the draft budget law for the year 2023 by the Council of Ministers.

Saleh said, to Shafaq News Agency, that "according to the constitutional and legal timings brought by the Federal Financial Management Law No. 6 of 2019, as amended, the aforementioned budget and based on the text of Article 11 of the above law, the Council of Ministers is responsible for discussing the draft federal budget law, approving it and submitting it to the House of Representatives before mid-October of each year," noting that "the delay came due to the delay in forming the current government and approving a new ministerial curriculum and development principles that take Priorities, which requires more time to prepare and present the 2023 budget."

 

 

 

He added that "in all cases, there is a specialized committee headed by the Minister of Finance that is working hard to submit the draft budget law for the year 2023 as soon as possible."

He pointed out that "in light of the current indicators of decline in global oil prices, the price of a barrel of oil for the purposes of evaluating oil revenues in the federal budget for the year 2023 does not exceed $ 65 per barrel, and the crude oil export capacity is about 3.4 million barrels per day out of a production of 4.6 million barrels of oil per day."

He pointed out that "if (in my personal opinion) a spending ceiling of about 140 trillion dinars is adopted, the budget must be determined on a (hypothetical deficit) of at least 20 trillion dinars."

He added that "when the (hypothetical deficit) turns into a (real deficit), it will feed the difference and will certainly be financed from the proceeds of the financial savings that will be achieved at the end of the fiscal year 2022, which may (according to my initial personal estimates) accumulate financial surpluses of about 20 trillion dinars, and thus these financial savings will serve as a (stability reserve for the budget), which is a hedge to finance any real deficit that may occur due to the volatility of the oil asset cycle during the fiscal year 2023, especially the sustainability of financing strategic income-generating investment projects. and employing the workforce as a first priority in the national development project."

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Independent politician: The delay in the budget with the parliament recess is a blow to the interests of the people

• Time : 2022/12/08 21:36:57
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• Independent politician: The delay in the budget with the parliament recess is a blow to the interests of the people - Al-Furat News (alforatnews.iq)

  

Independent politician Mohammed al-Basri promised the delay in approving the federal budget for the year 2023 with the recess of the House of Representatives as "a blow to the interests of the people."

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Al-Basri said to Al-Furat News that: "It is not new for the Iraqi Council of Representatives to procrastinate the 2023 budget, as happened with the 2022 budget, so we fear that the Iraqi people will suffer from delaying its approval."
"The House of Representatives is supposed to move and work carefully to approve the budget before the end of this year to avoid confusion," he said.
"It seems that the promises that preceded the state administration alliance are now bearing fruit, so politicians or blocs have been delaying the interests of the people in front of their interests that take place behind the scenes," Basri said.
"The Sudanese is actually serious about providing something and has begun to take the right steps in the right direction, but he has not yet risen to the level of big corruption whales involving big names in the government," he said.
"We hope that the Sudanese network will be towards the senior corrupt and can do so, provided that the people are confronted with those who stand in the way of arresting those involved," al-Basri said.
He described Sudan's move to attend the Gulf-Chinese summit as "correct for Iraq's need to open up to all Arab and foreign countries and support the Iraqi economy."
 

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Democratic leader: 14% of the region's share of the 2023 budget

• Time : 2022/12/08 20:11:32
• Euphrates News (alforatnews.iq)
• https://alforatnews.iq/news/قيادي-في-الديمقراطي-14-حصة-الاقليم-من-موازنة-2023

 

A leader in the Kurdistan Democratic Party revealed a "preliminary agreement" on the percentage of the Kurdistan region of the fiscal budget for 2023.

Wafa Mohammed Karim told Al-Furat News: "There is an almost preliminary agreement on the region's percentage of the 2023 budget, and the closest percentage will be 14%."
"This percentage was estimated based on the population, and because Iraq has not conducted a census for decades, the percentage remains estimated," he said.
"This percentage is conditional on the region handing over oil to the federal government, or that it is deducted from oil imports," Karim added.
He pointed out that "the repeated visits of the delegation of the Kurdistan Government to Baghdad are complementary to previous negotiations in several files, including the budget, oil and gas," stressing that "the adoption of the oil and gas law will determine the exact percentage of the region's share in the budget."

Raghad Daham
 

[dinardiggerisme]

14% for the Kurds is not gonna work. They won't settle for less than 16%. IMO.

This is the guy that has stolen more money than anyone in human history. Barzani.

He is not eager to give that up. He is happy with business as usual. 

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Will the Kurds succeed in blackmailing the coordination framework and winning the lion's share of the budget?

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Will the Kurds succeed in blackmailing the coordination framework and winning the lion's share of the budget - Iraq News (iraqakhbar-com.translate.goog)

 

News Source /Iraq Today Agency

 

 

Baghdad - Iraq Today:

The head of the Summit Center for Strategic Studies, Haider Al-Musawi, considered the movement of Kurdish delegations to Baghdad on the occasion of the imminent adoption of the federal budget as an attempt to "impose special agendas" on the Sudanese government, while stressing that the region has many laws to implement them, most notably Article 140.

Al-Musawi said in a press interview that "the movement of Kurdish delegations from northern Iraq to Baghdad with the formation of any government or near the approval of the Iraqi budget is an attempt to impose special agendas and pressure the Iraqi government to amend the oil." and gas law and pass it in line with what concerns Kurdistan.”

He added, "Erbil is trying to put pressure on the central government in the issue of the Kurdistan region regarding the financial budget," adding, "We have become accustomed, since the change of the regime to this moment, not to issue funds or provide anything to Baghdad from oil exports, but the region used to get everything from the center." ".

The director of the Summit Center explained, “The Kurds are trying to put pressure on the Sudanese government and his personality to keep the interests and gains that have been allocated to them and strive to achieve them and increase their share of the financial budget, in addition to many other important demands.”

Al-Moussawi said, "The issue of Kirkuk and the disputed areas is not hidden from the attention of the Kurds and their attempt to approve it," stressing: "He is not convinced of this word, given that the region is part of Iraq, so such phrases or addresses must not be issued."

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Parliament Moves General Budget Law Beyond Legislative Recess

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Parliament transfers the general budget law beyond its legislative recess - Iraq News (iraqakhbar-com.translate.goog)

 

News Source /Iraq Today Agency

 

News Source /

 

Baghdad - Iraq Today:

A member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Sajjad Salem, revealed the latest developments in approving the general budget, while noting that it is still in the Council of Ministers.

Salem said in a press interview that "the general budget is still in the corridors of the Council of Ministers in order to complete the addition of all the necessary paragraphs after discussion," noting that "the budget is approved in two stages, the first of the Council of Ministers, while the second is under the dome of Parliament."

He added, "The government is working to hold talks with the region in order to organize all things in order not to repeat the problems of the previous stage, most notably oil with the region," pointing out that "the foundations of the financial relationship Between the central government, the Kurdistan region and the provinces must be clear to achieve transparency.

And he continued, "The budget will be sent after the parliament resumes its sessions after a month, that is, the date of the end of the legislative recess."

 

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The Finance Committee reveals a plan to approve the budget during the legislative recess

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The Finance Committee reveals a plan to approve the budget during the legislative recess - Iraq News (iraqakhbar-com.translate.goog)

 

news source /Iraq Today Agency

Baghdad - Iraq today:

The Parliamentary Finance Committee considered, on Saturday, the delay in sending the budget from the government to Parliament as unjustified and has no reason, stressing that Parliament will interrupt its legislative recess in the event that the budget is sent. 

Committee member Representative Jamal Cougar said in a press statement, "The failure to send the draft budget law to the House of Representatives is surprising and has no justification."  

He added, “The reasons for our surprise at the delay in sending the budget to parliament lie in three points: the first is that the government was given enough time to discuss the budget, and the second is that the draft budget was prepared by the previous government, and even if some amendments were made to it, it is minor, and the last reason is that the staff responsible for The preparation of the budget has not changed and it is still at the helm of the team.

Cougar explained, "If the draft law is sent to parliament during its legislative recess, it will cut off its legislative recess for the purpose of discussing it until it is approved by calling him to an extraordinary session, according to what is stated in the constitution."

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Parliamentary Finance: Parliament will interrupt its legislative recess if the budget is sent

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Information / BaghdadThe Parliamentary Finance Committee considered, on Saturday, the delay in sending the budget from the government to Parliament as unjustified and has no reason, stressing that Parliament will interrupt its legislative recess in the event that the budget is sent.
Committee member MP Jamal Kojar said in a statement to Al-Maalouma that "the failure to send the budget bill to the House of Representatives is surprising and has no justification."He added that "the reasons for our surprise at the delay in sending the budget to parliament lie in three points: the first is that the government was given enough time to discuss the budget, the second is that the draft budget was prepared by the previous government and even if some amendments were made to it, it is minor, and the last reason is that the staff responsible for preparing the budget has not changed and is still at the head of the team.”
"If the bill is sent to parliament during its legislative recess, it will interrupt its legislative recess for the purpose of discussing it until it is approved by calling it to an extraordinary session according to what is stated in the constitution," Koger said. Finished / 25 m

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(conscious) is unique in publishing the most important items of the general budget for the year 2023

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(INA) is unique in publishing the most important items of the general budget for the year 2023 - Iraq News (iraqakhbar-com.translate.goog)

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The source of the news / Iraqi News Agency (INA)

 

Baghdad – INA – Hassan Al-Fawwaz
The Ministry of Planning revealed the items of the general budget for the year 2023, the expected oil price, and the allocations included in it for all sectors.

 

The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Planning for Technical Affairs, Maher Hammad Johan, said in an interview with the Iraqi News Agency (INA), today, Saturday, that “Prime Minister Muhammad Shia’ al-Sudani instructed the Ministries of Planning and Finance to quickly prepare the general budget for the year 2023 and present it within appropriate time periods to the House of Representatives in order to proceed. approval procedures.

He assigned the budget
and added, “The Ministry of Finance proceeded with the details of calculating the expected operating costs for the 2023 budget and calculating the additions approved by the Council of Ministers and previous decisions regarding appointments and obligations related to contract holders in state institutions.”
The price of oil
Hammad revealed that “more than one price per barrel of oil has been set in the general budget for the year 2023 in agreement between the ministries of oil, finance, planning and the central bank, starting from $65 up to $75,” noting that “it is not correct to read the price of oil, as it represents the budget price in The shadow of the many variables, so this price will remain variable until the moment of decision in the Council of Ministers or the House of Representatives, which is an important decision because we cannot present the budget with a large deficit.

Operational budget

He pointed out that “the operational budget included three basic files, the first is to set up a mechanism that would provide full protection for the vulnerable and poor groups by providing basic commodities in the ration card,” noting that “there is a plan in the government that guarantees the availability of basic commodities in the form of food baskets with increases with processing periods that exceed ten sessions.

And Hammad indicated that "there is pressure from the Prime Minister to provide citizens with the items of the food basket with 12 rations per year, while ensuring that it reaches those covered by the social protection network and providing appropriate allocations."

He explained that "the second item of the operating budget is related to food security and farmers' dues to buy wheat and barley in order to guarantee strategic goods and provide them to citizens and include allocations."

He continued, “The third item is related to the payments of the electricity sector, especially in peak seasons, by ensuring the provision of appropriate financing for the purchase of gas and power that covers the largest amount of processing hours while moving the various economic sectors.” .”

He pointed out that "the state subsidizes the electricity sector annually by about 22 trillion dinars, while the list of energy that is prepared for citizens is not less than 30 trillion, while the collection collected two trillion dinars from citizens does not materialize," stressing the need for a broad plan with the enhancement of tariffs and the commitment of citizens to rationalize consumption.

He pointed out that "there are multiple ideas in the budget to ensure the improvement of education and health indicators, the provision of basic supplies for diseases and medicines, and the support and rehabilitation of hospitals to be suitable for citizens, and these are the most Topics that the Prime Minister focused on by directing the ministries of finance and planning within his ministerial program and curriculum, as well as with regard to the categories of social protection, job creation and combating poverty.

He explained that "the investment budget will have a strong dimension in terms of taking into account the directive of the Prime Minister and the government to complete the infrastructure in the governorates, which includes water, sewage and electricity networks," noting that "projects in the provinces will receive appropriate allocations to complete them faster than planned.

He pointed out that "the education and health sectors will have high allocations to ensure the progress of this path, in addition to raising the allocations of the Ministry of Higher Education to enable colleges to absorb the great momentum of students," noting that "the food security sector will take a large part of the allocations to the relevant ministries such as agriculture and water resources to perform their tasks within the critical stages and secure food and water security positively.”

Hammad stressed that “strategic projects, such as the Al-Faw port project, will be funded centrally in the general budget and through loans, so that the state can accelerate the pace of work and accomplish it properly, in addition to the strategic project related to water desalination and projects related to the Ministry of Electricity, which are called combined cycles that produce energy through the heat in the stations. It will be spent on it in a large way so as not to cost the state in the future additional expenses.

And Hammad indicated that “the road and bridge bandits will take a large part, whether it is included in the emergency security law or that will be included in the general budget, which is related to removing bottlenecks from the Baghdad governorate, city centers, and annual roads, which will give a signal for a rapid change in the lives of citizens, including the suspended train, whose allocations were also included.” in the budget law and start the actual process.

And he noted that “there are new projects according to the need for the development of revenues, and this does not deviate from the government’s approach to rationalizing unimportant expenditures, which began with decisions related to presidencies and hospitality, passing through the diversification of the economy through expanding revenues related to the non-oil sector, such as activating investments in mining, petrochemicals and derivatives, with commitment to the Prime Minister’s directive not to go To put pressure on citizens, especially the fragile and poor groups, and not to impose any kind of taxes on them,” noting that “the general budget will focus on the poorest and most affected governorates, whether by terrorist or disadvantaged operations, in order to ensure a return to an equal path with development, and the service effort Also, a large part of the budget will be allocated for it, and it is a resident effort and has results on the ground in providing services to citizens, especially in the periphery areas, after the issuance of decisions to deal with slums or informal cities.

And he stressed the setting of budget figures in line with the ministerial curriculum with the identification of ministries and governorates and the destination of projects, whether in infrastructure, providing job opportunities, or the agricultural sector, for which good sums were provided, especially for the file of irrigation techniques to ensure the least consumption of water and support farmers and farmers with fertilizers and include them in the budget.

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Among them is the budget. Kurdish delegation heads to Baghdad to complete talks on outstanding issues

Political |   06:18 - 10/12/2022

 

Among them is the budget. Kurdish delegation heads to Baghdad to complete talks on outstanding issues (mawazin.net)

 

 

Baghdad - Mawazine News
directed a delegation from the government The Kurdistan Region, this evening, to the capital Baghdad to complete discussions on issues Lingering.
An informed source said in An interview with Mawazine News, "A delegation representing the regional government went to the capital, Baghdad, to complete discussions on outstanding issues between Erbil and Baghdad."
He added, "Among the Issues to be discussed The region's share in next year's budget as well as the oil law and gas".end 29/h

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Planning reveals the most important items of the general budget for the year 2023

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The Ministry of Planning the items of the general budget revealed for 2023, the expected oil price and the allocations included in it for all sectors.

The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Planning for Technical Affairs, Maher Hammad Johan, said in a statement followed by (Al-Oula News), that “Prime Minister Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani tasked the Ministries of Planning and Finance to quickly prepare the general budget for 2023 and submit it within appropriate periods of time to the House of Representatives in order to proceed with the procedures for its approval.”

He added that "the Ministry of Finance went ahead with the details of calculating the expected operational costs of the 2023 budget and calculating the additions approved by the Council of Ministers and previous decisions regarding appointments and obligations related to contract holders in state institutions."

Hammad revealed that “more than one price for a barrel of oil has been set in the general budget for the year 2023 in agreement between the ministries of oil, finance, planning and the central bank, starting from $65 up to $75,” noting that “it is not correct to read the price of oil, as it represents the budget price in light of the variables.” There are many, so this price will remain variable until the moment of decision in the Council of Ministers or the House of Representatives, which is an important decision because we cannot present the budget with a large deficit.  

He pointed out that “the operational budget included three basic files, the first is to set up a mechanism that would provide full protection for the vulnerable and poor groups by providing basic commodities in the ration card,” noting that “there is a plan in the government that guarantees the availability of basic commodities in the form of food baskets with increases with processing periods that exceed ten sessions.  

And Hammad indicated that "there is pressure from the Prime Minister to provide citizens with the items of the food basket with 12 rations per year, while ensuring that they reach those covered by the social protection network and provide appropriate allocations."  

He explained, "The second item of the operational budget relates to food security and farmers' entitlements to purchase wheat and barley with the aim of ensuring strategic commodities and providing them to citizens and including allocations."  

And he continued, “The third item is related to the payments of the electricity sector, especially in peak seasons, by ensuring the provision of appropriate financing for the purchase of gas and energy that covers the largest amount of processing hours, while moving the various economic sectors.”  

He pointed out that “the state subsidizes the electricity sector annually with about 22 trillion dinars, while the list of energy that is supplied to citizens is not less than 30 trillion, while the collected collection of two trillion dinars from citizens is not achieved,” stressing the need for a broad plan with the strengthening of tariffs and the commitment of citizens to rationalize consumption.   

He noted that “there are multiple ideas in the budget to ensure the improvement of education and health indicators, the provision of basic supplies for diseases and medicines, and the support and rehabilitation of hospitals to be suitable for citizens. job creation and poverty alleviation.  

He explained that “the investment budget will have a strong dimension in terms of taking into account the directives of the prime minister and the government to complete the infrastructure in the governorates that include water, sewage and electricity networks,” noting that “projects in the governorates will receive appropriate allocations for their completion faster than planned.” .  

He pointed out that “the education and health sectors will have high allocations that ensure the progress of this path, in addition to raising the allocations for the Ministry of Higher Education to enable colleges to absorb the great momentum of students,” noting that “the food security sector will take a large part of the allocations for the relevant ministries such as agriculture and water resources to perform Its tasks are within the critical stages and securing food and water security in a positive way.  

Hammad stressed that “strategic projects, such as the Al-Faw port project, will be funded centrally in the general budget and through loans, so that the state can accelerate the pace of work and accomplish it properly, in addition to the strategic project related to water desalination and projects related to the Ministry of Electricity, which are called combined cycles that produce energy through the heat in the stations. It will be spent on it in a large way so as not to cost the state in the future additional expenses.  

And Hammad indicated that “the road and bridge bandits will take a large part, whether it is included in the emergency security law or that will be included in the general budget, which is related to removing bottlenecks from the Baghdad governorate, city centers, and annual roads, which will give a signal for a rapid change in the lives of citizens, including the suspended train, whose allocations were also included.” in the budget law and start the actual process.

And he noted that “there are new projects according to the need for the development of revenues, and this is not far from the government’s approach to rationalizing unimportant expenditures, which began with decisions related to presidencies and hospitality, passing through the diversification of the economy by expanding revenues related to the non-oil sector, such as activating investments in mining, petrochemicals and derivatives, with commitment to the Prime Minister’s directive not to Going to put pressure on citizens, especially the fragile and poor groups, and not imposing any kind of taxes on them,” noting that “the general budget will focus on the poorest and most affected governorates, whether by terrorist or disadvantaged operations, in order to ensure a return to an equal path with development, and the effort The service will also be allocated a large part of the budget for it, and it is a resident effort and has results on the ground in providing services to citizens, especially in the outlying areas, after decisions are issued to deal with slums or informal cities.

And he stressed the setting of budget figures in line with the ministerial curriculum with the identification of ministries and governorates and the destination of projects, whether in infrastructure, job creation, or the agricultural sector, for which good sums were provided, especially for the file of irrigation techniques to ensure the least consumption of water and support farmers and farmers with fertilizers and include them in the budget.