Prime Minister on the outstanding problems of Baghdad and Erbil: Need solutions according to the constitution

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The President of the Republic meets the delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government

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The President of the Republic meets the delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government (ninanews-com.translate.goog)

Baghdad / NINA / - The President of the Republic, Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, met with the delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government, which included a number of ministers and senior officials in the regional government.

During the meeting, they discussed "developments in the political situation in the country, and developments in the recent negotiations between the central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government regarding outstanding issues."

The President of the Republic stressed, "the need to adopt dialogue and expedite finding solutions in accordance with the constitution and the law, to ensure reaching an agreement that serves all Iraqis." / End H

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The Iraqi federal government has approved the sending of 400 billion Iraqi dinars to Erbil for the months of November and December 2022, an official statement confirmed on Tuesday.

The decision came amid ongoing negotiations between Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and his Iraqi counterpart Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani to reach a resolution to the outstanding issues between Erbil and Baghdad.

Speaking to Kurdistan 24, an "informed" source from the Iraqi Council of Ministers noted that Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein had proposed that 400 billion dollars should be sent to the KRG for the two months as part of its share of the federal budget.

According to the source, out of 23 ministers, only two of them refused to vote in favor of the allocation.

This comes as a high-level KRG delegation has been in Baghdad over the past two days where they have held several meetings with Iraqi counterparts to discuss issues relating to the 2023 budget law and oil and gas.

The delegation on Monday was received by Iraq’s Finance Minister Taif Sami to discuss the Kurdistan Region's share from the federal budget for 2023.

"The meeting discussed the fixture of the Kurdistan Region’s share from Iraq’s 2023 budget bill, with both sides emphasizing the continuation in the work of the committees formed between the two on the issue," a KRG statement said following the meeting.

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K24 - Erbil:

In Baghdad, Iraqi President Latif Rashid welcomed the delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government and discussed the discussions between Baghdad and Erbil and the solution of problems and problems according to the Iraqi constitution.

In a statement, The President of the Republic of Iraq, Latif Rashid, the president of the Kurdistan Regional Government, welcomed the delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government, and discussed the political situation in Iraq and the steps to solve the crisis between Baghdad and Erbil.

In order to reach a solution that will serve the iraqi people, Latif Rashid reiterated the continuation of discussions and finding solutions according to iraq's constitution.

In order to resolve the budget and oil issue, the KRG delegation has been in Baghdad for three days, meeting with the Iraqi Ministry of Oil and Finance.

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K24 – Erbil:

To find out the mechanism of working between Erbil and Baghdad, based on the constitution and the new agenda of the Sudanese government, a delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Iraqi Ministry of Oil met.

The KRG delegation, without the participation of the PUK team in the government, has been in Baghdad for three days to resolve the budget and oil issue.

According to information from the Kurdistan Regional Government's Media and Information Office, a krg delegation met with the federal government's oil ministry in Baghdad today (Tuesday, December 13, 2022).

The meeting was dedicated to discussing cooperation and continuing relations between the KRG's Ministry of Natural Resources and the Federal Government's Ministry of Oil and finding a mechanism for working between the two sides based on the constitution and the agenda of the new federal cabinet.

 

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Kurdistan Regional Government delegation discusses "energy file" with federal oil in Baghdad

Kurdistan Regional Government delegation discusses "energy file" with federal oil in Baghdad (shafaq.com)

2022-12-13 03:44

 

 

The delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government discussed on Tuesday, in Baghdad, with the Ministry of Oil in the federal government, the energy file.

A statement by the Department of Information and Information in the regional government and reported to Shafaq News Agency said that "during the meeting, they discussed joint coordination between the Ministry of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan Region and the Federal Ministry of Oil and finding a working mechanism between the two sides based on the constitution and the ministerial curriculum of the new government."

 

 

For its part, the Federal Ministry of Oil said, in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, that Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Oil Minister Hayyan Abdul Ghani received, today, the region's negotiating delegation headed by Finance Minister Awat Sheikh Janab, and the membership of: Minister of Natural Resources Kamal Mohammed, Chief of the Council of Ministers of the Region Omid Sabah, Head of the Regional Government Representative in Baghdad and the spokesman for the regional government, in addition to a number of advisers in the Ministry of Natural Resources.

According to the statement, during the meeting, they discussed ways to activate the joint committees, linked to the main negotiating committee that was formed by the Council of Ministers, to find realistic solutions to the outstanding issues between the center and the region, especially with regard to the file of oil wealth management.

The meeting was attended by Undersecretary for Extraction Affairs Karim Hattab, Director General of the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company "SOMO", Director General of the Legal Department, Director General of the Internal Control Department, Director General of the Economic Department, Director General of the Contracts and Licensing Department, and a number of officials in the concerned departments and the media office.

The delegation of the regional government had arrived in Baghdad a few days ago to discuss the budget file, oil and other outstanding files between the region and the federal government.

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The President of the Republic Meets the Kurdish Delegation and Stresses the Speedy Ending of Differences

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• The President of the Republic meets the Kurdish delegation and stresses the speedy end of differences | Information (almaalomah-me.translate.goog)

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President of the Republic Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid discussed, on Tuesday, with the delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government, the latest developments in the dialogue between Baghdad and Erbil.

The Information Office of the President of the Republic said in a statement received by the Information Agency, “The President of the Republic, Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, received at the Baghdad Palace, the delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government, which included a number of ministers and senior officials in the regional government.”

He added that "during the meeting, they discussed developments in the political situation in the country, and developments in the recent negotiations between the central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government on outstanding issues."

The president stressed "the need to adopt dialogue and speed up finding solutions in accordance with the constitution and the law to ensure an agreement that serves all Iraqis." Finished/25hr

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President of the Republic stresses the need to speed up finding solutions to the outstanding issues between Baghdad and Erbil

Political |   04:20 - 13/12/2022

 

President of the Republic stresses the need to speed up finding solutions to the outstanding issues between Baghdad and Erbil (mawazin.net)

 

 

Baghdad - Mawazine News
The President of the Republic Abdul Latif Rashid, Tuesday, the need to adopt dialogue and speed up finding solutions to issues Stuck between Baghdad and Erbil.
The Presidency of the Republic stated in A statement received by Mawazine News and a copy of it, that "the President of the Republic received at Baghdad Palace, a delegation the Kurdistan Regional Government, which included a number of ministers and senior officials in the regional government."
She added, "It was during The meeting discussed developments in the political situation in the country, and the latest developments in the recent negotiations between the central government and the kurdistan regional government on outstanding issues."
The President of the Republic confirmed according to The statement, on the need to adopt dialogue and speed up finding solutions in accordance with the constitution and the law to ensure an agreement that serves all Iraqis."

 

 

 

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Shafaq News/ A delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Tuesday met with officials in Iraq's federal oil ministry to discuss cooperation in energy administration.

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KRG's media department said that the meeting exchanged views on the coordination between Kurdistan's ministry of natural resources and Iraq's oil ministry in a bid to find a formula that organizes their bilateral ties in accordance with the constitution and the new cabinet's government program.

Over the past few days, KRG's ministerial delegation has held a series of meetings with senior officeholders and politicians in the Iraqi capital city over a set of contention points, including the federal budget and hydrocarbons bills.

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ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The Iraqi Council of Ministers on Tuesday approved to send of 200 billion dinars to the Kurdistan Region for the months of November and December 2022.

After PM Barzani's negotiations with Iraqi Premier Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani, the Iraqi Prime Minister approved sending 200 dinars to the Kurdistan Region.

An informed source from the Iraqi Council of Ministers told Kurdistan 24 that in the official meeting of the Iraqi Council of Ministers, Fuad Hussein, the Iraqi Foreign Minister, proposed that the 200 billion dinars be spent for November and December.

The source said that out of 23 ministers in the Sudani’s cabinet, only two ministers did not vote in favor of sending 200 billion dinars to the Kurdistan Region.

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) delegation has been in Baghdad for two days to held meetings with the Iraqi Ministry of Oil and Finance in order to resolve the budget and oil issues

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“The President of the Republic Abdul Latif Rashid, Tuesday, the need to adopt dialogue and speed up finding solutions to issues Stuck between Baghdad and Erbil.”

 

Looks like there’s a sense of urgency to get things done.

 

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“…the Iraqi Prime Minister approved sending 200 dinars to the Kurdistan Region.”

 

So, they approved sending  .13¢..? 😄 

 

Yeah, I know, in the article it actually says 200 billion dinars. 

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Erbil, Kurdistan Region (GOV.KRD) - The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) delegation visiting Baghdad today met with Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid.

The meeting discussed the negotiations that took place in Baghdad over the past days aimed at reaching an agreement between the KRG and the Iraqi federal government regarding the Kurdistan Region’s fixed share of the 2023 budget bill and other pending issues.

President Rashid stressed adhering to the constitution as the basis for reaching an agreement that is in the interest of the Iraqi people and the Kurdistan Region.

The delegation thanked the President for his continued support and efforts towards a settlement between the KRG and the federal government to resolve all outstanding issues between Erbil and Baghdad.

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Sanad announces a lawsuit against the current government for sending 400 billion dinars to the region

Tuesday 13 , December 2022 19:38 |PoliticalViews: 128

Sanad announces a lawsuit against the current government for sending 400 billion dinars to the region (ninanews-com.translate.goog)

 

Baghdad /NinaMP Mustafa Sanad announced the filing of a lawsuit against the current government before the Federal Court for sending 400 billion dinars to the Kurdistan region, contrary to the law, he said. The Council of Ministers decided in its regular session today to disburse an amount of 400 billion dinars to pay the dues of the Kurdistan region.

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The Ministry of Oil discusses with the Kurdistan delegation the activation of joint committees to solve outstanding problems

 

Voice of Iraq | The Ministry of Oil discusses with the Kurdistan delegation the activation of joint committees to solve outstanding problems (sotaliraq.com)

Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Oil Minister Hayyan Abdul Ghani discussed on Tuesday with the region's negotiating delegation headed by Finance Minister Awat Sheikh Janab, the activation of joint committees to solve outstanding problems between the center and the region.

"Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Oil Minister Hayyan Abdul Ghani received the region's negotiating delegation headed by Finance Minister Awat Sheikh Janab, and the membership of: Minister of Natural Resources Kamal Mohammed, Head of the Regional Council of Ministers Omid Sabah, Head of the Regional Government Representative in Baghdad and the spokesman for the regional government, in addition to a number of advisers in the Ministry of Natural Resources," the ministry's media office said in a statement.

"During the meeting, they discussed ways to activate joint committees linked to the main negotiating committee formed by the Council of Ministers to find realistic solutions to outstanding issues between the center and the region, especially with regard to the file of oil wealth management," he said.

He pointed out that "the meeting was attended by Undersecretary for Extraction Affairs Karim Hattab, Director General of the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company "SOMO", Director General of the Legal Department, Director General of the Internal Control Department, Director General of the Economic Department, Director General of the Department of Contracts and Licensing, and a number of officials in the concerned departments and the media office.

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The Minister of Oil and the negotiating delegation of the negotiating region discuss finding realistic solutions to outstanding issues

The Minister of Oil and the negotiating delegation of the region discuss finding realistic solutions to outstanding issues (economy-news.net)

 

 

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Economy News _ Baghdad

Oil Minister Hayyan Abdul Ghani and the negotiating delegation of the negotiating region discussed on Tuesday finding realistic solutions to outstanding issues.

According to a statement of the ministry, received by "Economy News", that "Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil Hayyan Abdul Ghani received the region's negotiating delegation headed by Finance Minister Awat Sheikh Janab, and the membership of: Minister of Natural Resources Agency Kamal Mohammed, Chief of the Council of Ministers of the Region Omid Sabah, Head of the Regional Government Representative in Baghdad and the spokesman for the regional government, in addition to a number of advisers in the Ministry of Natural Resources. "
The statement added that "during the meeting, they discussed ways to activate the joint committees, linked to the main negotiating committee that was formed by the Council of Ministers, to find realistic solutions to the outstanding issues between the center and the region, especially with regard to the file of oil wealth management."
"The meeting was attended by Undersecretary for Extraction Affairs Karim Hattab, Director General of the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company (SOMO), Director General of the Legal Department, Director General of the Internal Control Department, Director General of the Economic Department, Director General of the Contracts and Licensing Department, and a number of officials in the concerned departments and the media office," he said.

 

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Sanad announces a lawsuit against the current government for sending 400 billion dinars to the region

Tuesday 13 , December 2022 19:38 |PoliticalViews: 128

Sanad announces a lawsuit against the current government for sending 400 billion dinars to the region (ninanews-com.translate.goog)

 

Baghdad /NinaMP Mustafa Sanad announced the filing of a lawsuit against the current government before the Federal Court for sending 400 billion dinars to the Kurdistan region, contrary to the law, he said. The Council of Ministers decided in its regular session today to disburse an amount of 400 billion dinars to pay the dues of the Kurdistan region.

 

Great, more drama, Iraqi style ............

 

7th century religious and political tribalism at its best ...............

 

Just sayin' ................

 

Semper Fi

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Baghdad to send 400 billion diners to Kurdistan: Minister

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SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Federal government will send 400 billion Iraqi dinars ($274 million) to the Kurdistan Region for the months of November and December, a Kurdish official said on Tuesday.

Nzar Amedi, Iraq’s Minister of Environment told Esta Media Network that the Iraqi council of ministers has decided to send the money to the Region.

The decision was followed by a series of attempts made by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), within the negotiations that took place in the frame of the formation of the new Iraqi cabinet back in October, the Minister said.

The Federal government has allocated the 400 billion as the Region share in the Federal budget to pay salaries of public servants in the Kurdistan Region.

The new Iraqi cabinet took office in late October, ending more than a year of political deadlock since a parliamentary election.

 

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fter sending 400 billion dinars

KRG reveals the content of its agreement with the Federal Ministry of Oil

2022.12.13 - 21:27

KRG reveals the content of its agreement with the Federal Ministry of Oil (nasnews.com)

 

 

  

Baghdad - Nas  

The head of the Cabinet Office in the Kurdistan Regional Government, Omid Sabah, said on Tuesday that the decision of the Iraqi Council of Ministers to transfer 400 billion dinars to the region is a good step and an important start to express goodwill to reach an agreement between Erbil and Baghdad.  

  

  

  

Sabah confirmed in statements to the media of the President of the Regional Government, followed by "Nas", (December 13, 2022) that "the Kurdistan Regional Government has expressed its readiness to implement the agenda approved by the new Iraqi government and to comply with the steps of the new Iraqi government."  

  

On the issue of oil and gas, Sabah said, "The delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government held an important meeting in Baghdad on Tuesday and agreed with the Iraqi Ministry of Oil that there will be a transitional period in their relations until they reach a final agreement."  

  

He added that "they will review the previous stage in order to find as many common points as possible in the drafting of a bilateral agreement to resolve the oil and gas issue between the two sides."  

  

Earlier, the Iraqi Council of Ministers approved the transfer of 400 billion dinars to the Kurdistan Regional Government for the months of November and December.  

  

According to a written letter by the Prime Minister obtained by "Nass", (December 13, 2022), in which he wrote: "Based on the ministerial platform split from the political agreement between the political forces that formed the State Administration Coalition, and since the Iraqi Council of Representatives had voted on this ministerial platform, the Iraqi Council of Ministers decided to disburse an amount of 200 billion to the Kurdistan Regional Government for a period of two months 11 and 12 for the year 2022."   

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ERBIL — The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) delegation on Tuesday held a meeting with Iraqi President Latif Rashid, thanking him for his assistance for Erbil and Baghdad to resolve their disputes.

"The meeting discussed the negotiations that took place in Baghdad over the past days aimed at reaching an agreement between the KRG and the Iraqi federal government regarding the Kurdistan Region’s fixed share of the 2023 budget bill and other pending issues," a KRG statement said.

The Iraqi president emphasized that the country's constitution should be the basis for Erbil and Baghdad to reach an agreement "that is in the interest of the Iraqi people and the Kurdistan Region," the statement noted.

"The delegation thanked the President for his continued support and efforts towards a settlement between the KRG and the federal government to resolve all outstanding issues between Erbil and Baghdad," it concluded.

The Kurdish delegation previously held separate meetings with the ministries of oil and finance for similar talks.

The KRG announced earlier today that Baghdad has agreed to send 400 billion Iraqi dinars to Erbil for the months of November and December as part of the Kurdistan Region's share from the federal budget.

A source from the Iraqi Council of Ministers told Kurdistan 24 today that out of 23Iraqi ministers, only two of them refused to vote in favor of the allocation of 400 billion dinars to be sent to the Kurdistan Region.

The decision came amid ongoing negotiations between Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and his Iraqi counterpart Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani to reach a resolution to the outstanding issues between Erbil and Baghdad.

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Iraqi President: It is necessary to hurry to find solutions to the problems between Erbil and Baghdad

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President Of Iraq: It must be rushed to find... | Event.Net (rudaw.net)

 

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The Iraqi president and the KRG delegation are discussing recent negotiations between the federal government and the KRG. The president is calling for a hurry to find solutions to pending issues

 

On Tuesday, 13-12-2022, Iraqi President Latif Rashid welcomed the KRG delegation, which consisted of a number of ministers and KRG officials, the Iraqi president's office said in a statement. The meeting discussed the latest developments in the country's political situation and the recent developments in negotiations between the federal government and the KRG on outstanding issues.

 

"Dialogue must be relied on, and it is necessary to hurry up to find solutions, in accordance with the constitution and the law, to reach an agreement that guarantees the service of all Iraqis," he said.

 

On Tuesday, 13-12-2022, Faris Issa, head of the KRG's representative in Baghdad, told the event media network that the Iraqi government had agreed to send 400 billion dinars as salaries for Kurdistan Regional Government employees for each of the 11 and 12 months of 2022.

 

As Faris Jesus said, "This is a preliminary agreement, and then negotiations will begin."

 

On Monday, 12-12-2022, Shakhawan Abdullah, deputy speaker of the Iraqi parliament, told the event media network, "The KRG delegation has been in Baghdad for two days. They had long-term discussions and meetings with the Iraqi side. Progress has been made in their discussions."

 

"These meetings are an extension of last week's meetings," said the deputy speaker of the Iraqi parliament. There is a basis and a negotiating paper that is a political paper on which the factions formed by the government have agreed on the state-run coalition programme. This is the main basis for dialogue between the two sides. "There is progress, but we are waiting for both sides to reach the final stage."

 

Regarding the budget, Shakhawan Abdullah said, "Whenever there is an agreement on the budget, we, as parliament, support the agreement."

 

Narmin Maruf, a member of the Iraqi parliament's finance committee, had previously told the Event Media Network that the Erbil-Baghdad agreement on the budget and all other issues in sudan's agenda had been agreed upon, particularly sections 20 and 23 of the agenda.

 

"Now Mohammed Shia Sudani, the prime minister and his government have been appointed, so he has every authority to agree," said Amember of the Finance Committee of the Iraqi parliament.

 

"It is a good agreement as a beginning, but there must be a long-term agreement," said Narmin Maruf, a member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, PUK. "We don't want the agreement to be temporary. It existed in the Kadhim era, but they sent only two months of money a year."

 

On 8-11-2022, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Sudani told the event that the problems between Erbil and Baghdad should be resolved. He also pointed out that there is a serious demand from both sides and the country's political forces to eliminate these problems and to reorganize relations between the two sides on the basis of the constitution.

 

Regarding the oil and gas issue, the prime minister said the issue could be resolved through the issuance of the oil and gas law in the Iraqi parliament, and negotiations have begun to prepare the bill.

 

"This issue must be implemented according to the law and the constitution so that Baghdad can abide by its financial promises, then in budget law or other merits," he said.

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Fares Shaddad: There are no fears of oil decline on the 2023 budget and we will guarantee the rights of the provinces

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• Fares Shaddad: There are no fears of oil decline on the 2023 budget and we will guarantee the rights of the provinces - Al-Furat News (alforatnews.iq)

  

A member of the Parliamentary Energy Committee, Fares Shaddad, confirmed that there are no fears of a decline in oil prices in the 2023 budget and ensuring the rights of the provinces.

 

Shaddad said for the program {Al-Mastra} broadcast by the channel Euphrates Al-Dhafai this evening: "The decline in oil prices will have a very large impact on Iraq, especially on the budget being a single source, so the impact will be negative in the event of the decline and its continuation globally, as it will affect investment projects and provincial budgets."
"The government is facing a challenge in front of the low price of a barrel of oil, and at the same time we do not believe that it will negatively lead to the existence of financial abundance and there are no concerns in the 2023 budget," he added, calling on the government to "be serious in resolving important files, approving the budget of programs and projects, and solving outstanding problems at the level of all governorates through strategic projects away from patchwork."
Shaddad continued, "The parliamentary finance committee expected that the price of a barrel of oil, which is approved, will not be less than $ 65 and may reach $ 70, and the criterion for determining the sale of oil in the budget law will be in accordance with the decisions of the Ministry of Oil and Sumo."
He pointed out that "the current readings confirm that there is no deficit in the budget and the readings of the Finance Committee also confirmed that a barrel of oil in the budget must be adopted at the price of $ 65 because it keeps Iraq away from the problems of the deficit."
Shaddad stressed that "the Iraqi parliament will take its role in approving the budget even if the government comes with proposals that are not commensurate with the government program, they will be amended and the compensation and employment processes will be large in them, and lowering the retirement age will contribute to creating job opportunities for young people."
"OPEC will work to stabilize global sales, and what Russia is doing will put pressure on OPEC to stabilize oil, as it does not intend to reduce its oil production below $75," he said.
Shaddad noted that "the government has a great opportunity to support vulnerable groups and small projects to support poor and needy families," ruling out "the existence of real fears of a financial deficit if the funds are properly invested and the budget law will be very large and consists of programs and projects."
He concluded that "the government takes into account the presence of employees, retirees and Iraqis who have rights and entitlements from salaries in the Kurdistan region, and what the regional government is doing in terms of production, sale and export is deducted from Iraq's share in OPEC," stressing "the parliament's keenness to pass the budget, but in a way that guarantees the rights of the provinces, led by the province of Basra."
Shaddad concluded by "the need to legislate the oil and gas law, and that the regional government has no choice after the issuance of the Federal Court's decision but to accept and sit at the negotiating table, and this is what we have recently touched, and the Oil Committee is very keen to proceed with submitting a draft of the law and we are waiting for the government to send the updated version of the law to be put forward for the first and second reading."