With the documents.. Al-Mandalawi refers the draft budget law to the Parliamentary Finance

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The budget.. Hopes that it will be approved quickly

The first  2023/04/04

 

 

   Baghdad: Abdul Rahman Ibrahim 

 

With the House of Representatives’ direct decision to read the draft budget law for the years 2023, 2024, and 2025, within the agenda of its next session, which will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, at nine o’clock in the evening, hopes arose to vote on it and approve it quickly.

 

The decision to proceed with its first reading was preceded by an expanded meeting held by the Parliamentary Finance Committee, yesterday, Monday, chaired by First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Mohsen Al-Mandalawi, in the presence of Finance Minister Taif Sami.

 

The meeting discussed the provisions of the draft law to be read for a first reading during the next session, as Al-Mandalawi stressed the need to include the paragraph of allocations for fixing contracts on permanent owners within the draft law, and to consider it a priority, as well as focus on increasing allocations for service aspects.

 

In his office, the First Deputy held a private meeting with the Chairman of the Finance Committee, Atwan Al-Atwani, and the Minister of Finance. To discuss some fine details of the draft budget law, especially the operational and investment budgets, and ways to confront the financial deficit, stressing the importance of taking into account all the important opinions and proposals submitted by the concerned committees, taking into account not prejudice to the operational side, and continuing to implement the service and strategic projects that the citizen aspires to .

 

Committee member Mueen Al-Kadhimi told the Iraqi News Agency (INA): “The confirmation of contractors was taken into consideration in the 2023 budget through the job grades that were created in the Ministry of Finance, including 28 thousand job grades for lecturers and 74 thousand grades for higher and first degrees, and so on with regard to electricity contracts, the Baghdad Municipality and departments.” other self-financed ones.

 

And he indicated that "the salaries of employees, who numbered approximately 4 million employees, amount to approximately 58 trillion dinars."

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I set the date for the second reading

Parliament Finance recommends keeping the budget law away from political differences

2023.04.03 - 21:48

 

Baghdad - people   

Today, Monday, the Parliamentary Finance Committee revealed its request to the Ministry of Finance for a detailed report of its vision to address the budget deficit, while setting the date for the second reading of the budget law.  

  

  

  

Member of the committee, Representative Mustafa Al-Karawi, said in a statement to the official agency, followed by "NAS", (April 3, 2023), that "the Finance Committee has begun its first meetings on the budget, and the general frameworks and total figures for the volume of expenditures, revenues, deficit, and the government's vision that it drew to achieve its government program were discussed." Indicating that "it was agreed that there will be continuous sessions in the coming days to seek clarification from the Minister of Finance and the government about the possibility of implementing the budget."  

  

He added, "The observations recorded in the Finance Committee are not only related to the deficit, but rather the volume of existing spending, which amounted to 199 trillion dinars, and this is exaggerated," noting that "setting the price of oil at $70 after the recent turmoil that occurred in global markets aroused the ire of many, and we must Review the numbers.  

  

He stated that "during the budget discussion period, all details will be discussed, whether revenues, expenditures, or the deficit percentage," pointing out that "the committee called on the Ministry of Finance to submit a detailed report on the mechanism for dealing with the deficit."  

  

He continued, "It is possible to reduce unnecessary operating expenses and investment projects," noting that "there are concerns about putting forward a budget for three years."  

  

He stated that "the second reading of the budget will be 8 days after the end of the first reading," expressing his hope that "the budget will be removed from the political conflict."  

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Parliamentary Finance: Amending the salary scale is a separate law and has nothing to do with the budget

Economy

10:13 - 2023-04-03

 

The head of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Atwan Al-Atwani, confirmed that amending the salary scale is a separate law and has nothing to do with the budget.
Al-Atwani said in a statement, "Some news websites and social media platforms circulated a statement attributed to us regarding including the amendment of the employees' salary scale within the 2023 budget."
He added, "The amendment of the salary scale is currently in the stage of auditing and review by the government, and it is a separate law in itself, and it has nothing to do with the budget at all, as it is a government measure that is voted upon within the Council of Ministers, and we are closely following the stages of its completion as required." 
And he continued, "As we urge the government committee in charge of amending the salary scale to complete its tasks as soon as possible, we hope that the Council of Ministers will expedite its ratification and implementation, in order to establish a state of job stability and ensure justice for all."
He renewed his support for the direction of approving a new salary scale that guarantees justice and equality among state employees and treats those with lower ranks by reconsidering their nominal salaries, in a way that meets their needs and helps them face the high cost of living and other economic fluctuations.

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Parliamentary Finance: The 2023 budget focused on the priorities of the government curriculum

Economy

10:12 - 2023-04-04

 

The head of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Atwan Al-Atwani, confirmed that the 2023 budget focused on the priorities of the government curriculum.
Al-Atwani said in a statement, "Since we received the draft budget law from the Presidency of Parliament, we have been discussing and studying it in a manner that takes into account the country's supreme interests and the rights of all segments." 
He added, "We reassure our people that the 2023 budget focused on the priorities of the government curriculum, which include upgrading the service side, implementing strategic projects in the field of electricity and infrastructure, completing lagging projects, especially hospitals, as well as building specialized centers to treat heart diseases, cancer, and others." 
And he continued, "It also included dealing with the file of those whose contracts were terminated in the security ministries, examiners in the Ministry of Defense, confirmation of contracts and lecturers, in addition to a monthly financial grant for university and school students, and the expansion of coverage in social care to 650,000 new beneficiaries, and other items that address the demands of many segments, In an effort to address the crisis of poverty and unemployment. 
And he went on to say: "We affirm our serious endeavor to expedite the completion of the requirements for approving the budget to enable the government to perform its duties and obligations before the people and implement the paragraphs of its ministerial platform."

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Parliamentary Finance: The budget will deal with the file of those whose contracts have been terminated and the lecturers installed

Iraq  2023/04/05

 

 

 Baghdad: Muhannad Abdel Wahhab

 

Since its receipt of the draft budget law, the Parliamentary Finance Committee has been discussing and studying it in a manner that takes into account the higher interests of the country and the rights of all segments.

And the head of the committee, Atwan Al-Atwani, reassured, in a statement, that "the 2023 budget focused on the priorities of the government curriculum, which include upgrading the service side, implementing strategic projects in the field of electricity and infrastructure, completing lagging projects, especially hospitals, as well as building specialized centers to treat heart diseases, cancer, and others."

Al-Atwani explained that "the budget also included dealing with the file of those whose contracts were terminated in the security ministries, examiners in the Ministry of Defense, confirmation of contracts and lecturers, in addition to a monthly financial grant for university and school students, and the expansion of social welfare coverage to 650,000 new beneficiaries, and other items that address the demands of segments of society." Many, in an effort to address the crisis of poverty and unemployment.

And he stressed, "the serious endeavor to expedite the completion of the requirements for approving the budget to enable the government to perform its duties and obligations before the people and implement the paragraphs of its ministerial platform."

On the other hand, the Parliamentary Rights Bloc considered that the budget included several paragraphs that would need to be reconsidered, including the three-year budgets, in addition to the high inflation rate, optimism about oil price estimates as found in the budget, as well as the few financial allocations for the provinces compared to their needs.

The head of the bloc and a member of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee, Saud Al-Saadi, told Al-Sabah: “The budget includes issues that need to be reviewed and modified,” noting that “there are some political forces that object to some paragraphs in the budget, including the high rate of inflation and the price of a barrel of oil.” estimated, as well as offering three budgets for the next three years, weak financial allocations for some governorates and some issues that sparked some reactions.

The deputy indicated that "there are calls from the government to the parliament to quickly discuss and approve the budget because of its impact on people's lives," noting that "the prime minister is ready to come to parliament and open the door for discussions and answer the parliament's questions."