Parliament postpones the voting session on the budget law to this evening

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Disagreements over two articles related to Kurdistan's entitlements threaten the collapse of the budget session

 

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The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Shakhwan Abdullah, confirmed that the Parliament session will not be allowed to vote on the budget, in the event that Articles 13 and 14 of the draft law related to the entitlements of the Kurdistan region are amended.

 

Abdullah said, "Discussions about the budget bill are continuing, and the Finance Committee has not finished its work yet," explaining that the remaining articles related to the entitlements of the Kurdistan region are "Articles 13 and 14" of the draft law, after passing Article 12 and two clauses of Article 13.

 

Abdullah expressed his regret at "attempts being made to amend Articles (13 and 14)", adding: "We will not allow their amendment because they are the result of a dialogue between two governments that lasted for several months and have technical and administrative aspects."

 

And he continued, "I told them frankly during the meeting (the Parliamentary Finance Committee meeting) that some articles can be amended, but there are political dimensions to these two articles before they have a financial side."

 

Abdullah indicated in an interview with the "Rudaw" network, followed by "Al-Iqtisad News", that the deputies who wanted to amend the two articles submitted proposals to amend them, "We rejected them."

 

Regarding the other unfinished articles of the draft law, he pointed to the “Chapter on Transfers and Additional Materials,” explaining that “the project consisted of 68 articles when it reached us, and now there are additional materials proposed by the Finance Committee to be added, and the project is at its end.”

 

He noted that "in the event of agreement on the two articles related to the Kurdistan region, I expect the completion of the draft law within one day."

 

Regarding the possibility of voting on the draft budget law next Saturday, he said, "The matter depends on resolving the differences over Articles 13 and 14," adding that "in the event of disagreement, we will not allow the inclusion of more than one proposal for voting, and it must be resolved before that."

 

In this context, he said, "The parliament session is not a place to resolve these differences, and if they exist, the political forces must resolve them among themselves, and without it, we will not allow the parliament session to be held."

 

He added that he and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein raised yesterday the issue of the two articles to the State Administration Coalition, noting that "it is not a condition that all Shiite deputies want this government to succeed or that they support the agreement" between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, "as there may be people They do not support the agreement in the Kurdistan region either, and there is a force that is always trying to break the consensus.

 

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Parliament Speaker: Next Saturday is the date for approving the budget

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Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi announced that next Saturday will be the date for approving the federal budget.

Al-Halbousi told the parliament's media department, "The budget is in its final touches, and the Finance Committee is ready to hand over the budget today, Thursday, to the House of Representatives."

And he indicated that "the budget law is important and contains many investment projects that will reflect positively on the service reality."

And he continued: “The Finance Committee amended some items on the budget to serve the state’s view in general, and also to strengthen the role of government institutions in carrying out reforms and governance in some joints.”

And the Speaker of Parliament confirmed that “the budget will be passed next Saturday.”

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Independent deputy: Parliamentary Finance completes its study of the budget and transfers law

• Time: 05/25/2023 19:10:08
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{Politics: Al-Furat News} Independent Representative Hatif Sahar announced today, Thursday, that the Parliamentary Finance Committee has completed its study of the budget law and the completion of the transfers.

 

Sahar told Al-Furat News that: "The matter witnessed some objections, and there is talk of the committee approaching submitting its latest report to the Presidency of the House of Representatives for the purpose of setting a date for the voting session."
Sahar suggested, "The date for voting on the law next Saturday will be preliminary, not final."
He continued, "As independents, we think that the law needs a day or two until it is approved, and we may need political consensus to amend the financial allocations for some provinces."
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Muhammad al-Halbousi, announced yesterday that the draft financial budget law will be put to a vote before the House of Representatives next Saturday.
A statement by the Parliamentary Media Department quoted Al-Halbousi as saying, "The budget is in its final touches in the Parliamentary Finance Committee, which will present the draft law to the Presidency of Parliament on Thursday."

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An atmosphere of anticipation for the adoption of the largest budget in the history of Iraq

May 26, 2023

A decision to oblige the Kurdistan region to return part of the deductions of its employees

 

Baghdad - Erbil - time

An atmosphere of anticipation prevails in the parliamentary and political circles to approve the largest budget in the history of Iraq, and he was the speaker of the Iraqi Parliament Muhammad al-Halbousi said that next Saturday parliament will vote on the draft budget law.

 

And the Parliamentary Finance Committee voted, on Thursday, to oblige the Kurdistan Region to pay 10 % on a monthly basis of salaries. deductions for his employees, while including this with the budget amendments that are being discussed.

The procedure came as part of the committee's amendments to the budget law, which are being discussed within the committee in preparation for submission to parliament to approve it.

 

A member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Mustafa Sanad, revealed, on Thursday, that the committee had voted to amend related paragraphs In the region in the budget law, regarding the delivery of oil, while referring to the withdrawal of representatives of the Democratic Party bloc from the meeting.

 

And the Kurdistan Regional Government announced, on Wednesday, its refusal to make any change to the articles and items that it includes The financial dues of the region, which are included in the draft Iraqi general budget law for the next three years.

 

On the 13th of last March, the Iraqi Council of Ministers approved the largest financial budget in history The country, which exceeded 197 trillion and 828 billion Iraqi dinars (about 152.2 billion dollars) And with a total deficit of 63 trillion Iraqi dinars, taking advantage of the rise in global oil prices, which constitutes more From 95 % of the country's financial revenues, amid objections from financial and legal experts regarding the budget items, but it is She has not made her way to recognition yet due to controversies.

 

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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives: The session to vote on the budget will not be held tomorrow

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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Shakhwan Abdullah, announced that the House of Representatives session to vote on the draft financial budget law "will not be held tomorrow, Saturday."

 

Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi announced yesterday that "next Saturday will be the date for voting on the budget."

 

Disputes over the budget escalated after the Parliamentary Finance Committee amended Articles 13 and 14 of the Kurdistan region, which angered the regional government, which described the amendment as "unconstitutional and will not accept it."

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Parliament decides to pass the deferred budget.. and the framework hits the Baghdad and Erbil agreements | The News Harvest 5/26/2023

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The budget is at a crossroads.. Popular aspirations and Kurdish concerns are in Parliament's arena tomorrow

Policy |Yesterday, 18:22 |

    

 

 

Baghdad Today - Reports

Decisive hours separate Iraq from the largest financial budget in its history, in light of a political consensus that has been unmatched since 2003.

Important numbers

The total budget exceeds 198 trillion dinars, with a large deficit of 63 trillion and 275 billion dinars.

As for investment expenditures, they amounted to 47 trillion and 555 billion dinars, and financial revenue amounted to 134 trillion and 553 billion dinars, of which oil revenues amounted to 117 trillion and 252 billion dinars, and non-oil revenues amounted to 17 trillion dinars.

The price of oil was estimated in the budget at $70, according to the export of 3 million and 500,000 barrels per day, of which 400,000 barrels are from the Kurdistan region.

Accelerated positions

Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi announced the vote on the budget tomorrow, Saturday.

This date was questioned by a member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Mustafa Al-Karawi, who ruled out voting on the draft law on Saturday and that he needed at least 48 hours to be ready to present it to parliament, especially with the committee’s discussions continuing on some parts, but he acknowledged that the budget is at its end.

Kurdish obsessions

It seems that the share of the Kurdistan region will be repeated in this budget as well as in previous budgets due to the disagreement over it between the political parties, despite the state of great agreement between the two federal governments and the region on several files.

The leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Shakhwan Abdullah, said in a press statement yesterday: "Discussions on the budget bill are continuing, and the Finance Committee has not finished its work yet," explaining that the remaining articles related to the entitlements of the Kurdistan Region are Articles 13 and 14 of The bill, after passing Article 12 and two clauses of Article 13.

 He expressed his regret at "attempts being made to amend Articles (13 and 14)," adding: "We will not allow them to be amended because they are the result of a dialogue between two governments that lasted for several months and have technical and administrative aspects."

Regarding the possibility of voting on the draft budget law on Saturday, Abdullah said, "The matter depends on resolving the differences over Articles 13 and 14," adding that "in the event of disagreement, we will not allow the inclusion of more than one proposal for voting, and it must be resolved before that."

Despite this warning from the Kurdish leader, a member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Mustafa Sanad, announced yesterday evening that the committee would vote on the financial budget materials related to the share of the Kurdistan region and the withdrawal of representatives of the Kurdistan Democratic Party bloc from the meeting.

Sanad said in a tweet on Twitter: “The Finance Committee voted to amend the paragraphs related to the region and oblige it to hand over oil to (SOMO) for export or to deliver it locally in the event of the inability to export it, as well as opening the account exclusively by the Minister of Finance, and the conditions for disbursement of dues are subject to by commitment.”

These articles oblige the Kurdistan Region to pay 10% per month of the salaries deducted to its employees.

Kurdish official position and warning

The three presidencies agree on the need to expedite the approval of the financial budget "to meet the requirements of the government program in dealing with unemployment, services, poverty, economic reform, and the reduction of financial and administrative corruption."

In a clear and explicit declaration of the Kurdistan Regional Government's rejection of the amendments to the region's share in the budget, it said in a statement today that "the changes introduced by some members of the Finance Committee in the House of Representatives in the draft budget law against the Kurdistan region are unconstitutional changes."

It also considered it "clearly inconsistent with the agreement signed between the regional government and the federal government, as well as a violation of the principles of the state administration government agreement and contradicts the essence of the ministerial curriculum that the House of Representatives voted on."

"We, in the regional government, will never accept this injustice and violation of the rights of the people of Kurdistan, and we will not abide by any other decision outside the scope of the agreement signed with the government of Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani," according to the statement.

"Kurdish division and violation of the agreement"

Kurdish MP and member of the Finance Committee, Jamal Cougar, says that "passing Articles 13 and 14 is a violation of the agreement concluded between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the federal government," noting, "That is why we did not vote on it, and it is possible that other agreements will be violated in the future, including the oil and gas file and other matters." outstanding issues.”

Cougar confirmed, "The text of the federal budget bill sent by the Iraqi government, related to oil revenues and financial dues to the Kurdistan Region, should have been ratified," explaining that "the Kurdish blocs were divided during the meeting of the Parliamentary Finance Committee."

Test session for the state coalition and waving the boycott

The political and popular circles alike are anticipating the parliament session scheduled for tomorrow to vote on the long-awaited budget, with the end of half of 2023 without a budget and allocations.

Yesterday, Thursday, the Kurdistan Democratic Party warned against tampering with the share of the Kurdistan region in the budget, indicating that any manipulation would lead to obstruction of the session of passing the budget law.

The leader of the party, Wafaa Muhammad Karim, told "Baghdad Today" that "determining the percentage of the Kurdistan region from the budget law according to (12.67%) was done in accordance with the political agreement between the forces of the state administration coalition and the governments of Baghdad and Erbil," noting that "there are those He wants to manipulate this ratio and the paragraphs of the Kurdistan region within the budget law, and this manipulation will impede the passage of the budget.”

And he stressed that "any tampering with the paragraphs of the region will lead to a boycott of the voting session by the Kurdish and Sunni political forces, and for this reason one must beware of those who want to obstruct the passage of the budget."

Amendment text 

Today, Friday, economic expert Nabil Al-Marsoumi revealed the most important amendments to the 2023 budget with regard to the Kurdistan region, and he said, in a clarification received by (Baghdad Today), that "the Parliamentary Finance Committee voted on several amendments related to Kurdistan, including:

First: Article 13 second/a has been amended, as Kurdistan is committed, according to the government version of the budget, to export no less than 400,000 barrels per day, while this paragraph, after the amendment, provides for the region’s delivery of crude oil produced in its fields at a rate of not less than 400,000 barrels per day to The Ministry of Oil to export it through SOMO or to use it locally in Iraqi refineries.

Al-Marsoumi believed that "this amendment has added a kind of complication to the relationship between the center and the region due to the technical difficulties related to the delivery of the region's oil to the center on the one hand, and because of the stripping of the center of the authority to export oil on the other hand."

Second: Paragraph (c) of the same article was amended, which stipulated the commitment of the Ministry of Finance to pay the region's dues on a monthly basis and to make accounting settlements on a quarterly basis.

The economist explained that "the region was receiving its dues in the 2023 budget before it delivered the oil, but in the new amendment, the region was obliged to pay its oil and non-oil revenues before receiving its share of the budget."

Third: Article 14 was amended first, which stipulated that the total revenues of the region’s oil be deposited in one bank account, and after the amendment, the region became obligated to deposit oil revenues in a bank account opened in the Central Bank of Iraq in Jin. The region was seeking to open the account in Citibank.

Fourth: Preventing the region from extracting oil from the fields of Kirkuk and Nineveh, which are currently under the control of the Kurdistan government, which currently constitutes more than a third of the region's production of crude oil.

According to observers, the budget will be one of the most important tests and challenges for the Sudanese government and its compatibility with the Kurdistan region in implementing promises and programs and adhering to covenants and agreements amid popular pressure to improve the service and living conditions, which is the slogan raised by the current government pending implementation on the ground.

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Deputy for Fatah: The Kurds raise the ceiling of their demands, and passing the budget by majority is possible

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The representative of the Fatah coalition, Salem Al-Anbuge, ruled out holding the parliament session tomorrow, Saturday, to vote on the draft financial budget law.

Al-Anbuge said in a televised statement this evening: "In every budget, the Kurds raise the ceiling of their demands, and we expect within two or 3 days that the budget will be resolved through a political agreement."

He added, "The budget will be passed by agreement, and the blocs will not resort to the parliamentary majority," noting that "there are many problems with the Kurdistan region, but we do not want to raise them to maintain political consensus."

Al-Anbuge pointed out, "We do not expect the parliament session to be held tomorrow, and things need two days," noting that "there are some transfers taking place for budget materials in favor of the governorates."

He said, "The Kurds put the political blocs and the government in embarrassment, and we hope that they will not embarrass us by passing the budget through the parliamentary majority. The situation is stressful, and the budget has been delayed a lot, and the citizen today pays the price for that by stopping services and disrupting the economic movement, and we will not be flattered at the expense of our people."

He continued, "The Kurds are exerting pressure in the budget and previously obtained many privileges, but the political actor will resolve the differences, otherwise the parliament is fully ready to pass the budget."

The Presidency of the House of Representatives had set earlier tomorrow, Saturday, a session to vote on the draft financial budget law, but the amendments of the Parliamentary Finance Committee to Articles 13 and 14 related to the budget of the Kurdistan region sparked the anger of the Kurdistan government and the protest of some Kurdish forces.

The regional government said in a statement today that "the changes introduced by some members of the Finance Committee in the House of Representatives in the draft budget law against the Kurdistan region are unconstitutional changes."

It also considered that the amendments "are clearly inconsistent with the agreement signed between the regional government and the federal government, as well as a violation of the principles of the state administration government agreement and contradict the essence of the ministerial curriculum that the House of Representatives voted on."

And she pointed out that she "will never accept this injustice and violation of the rights of the people of Kurdistan, and we will not abide by any other decision outside the scope of the agreement signed with the government of Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani," according to the statement.

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Parliamentary insistence on enacting the oil and gas law in the current session

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Baghdad today - Baghdad

A member of the Parliamentary Legal Committee, Sajjad Salem, confirmed today, Friday, that there is a parliamentary tendency to pass the oil and gas law, stressing the need to legislate it in this session.

Salem told (Baghdad Today) that "passing any law in parliament, if we want to pass it, must be subject to the political will, but there is a parliamentary tendency to pass the oil and gas law, as it is a strategic law that will regulate the oil relationship between the provinces and between the federal government and between the latter and the region."

 

On the twentieth of last March, the head of the Parliamentary Oil, Gas and Natural Resources Committee, Haibat al-Halbousi, revealed the existence of a political agreement to pass the oil and gas law in this session.

 

Al-Halbousi told (Baghdad Today) that "16 years ago, the law remained on the shelves of parliament, but the political agreement decided to proceed with its passage, and this was included in the government program of Prime Minister Muhammad Shia'a al-Sudani as well."

 

Al-Halbousi said, "This law has become the urgent need for its legislation, because oil belongs to all the Iraqi people, and therefore this law will guarantee the right for all."

 

Al-Halbousi added, "The good relationship between the federal government and the regional government will soon prompt the legislation of this law."

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Shakhawan Abdullah: The parliament session was postponed indefinitely

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Iraq (KUNA) -- The Iraqi parliament has postponed tomorrow's vote on the budget, the deputy speaker said.

I didn't agree  to tomorrow's  meeting 

"I did not agree with the meeting of the Iraqi parliament on Saturday to approve the budget and the meeting will not be held and postponed indefinitely," Shakhawan Abdullah, the second deputy speaker of the Iraqi parliament, told party media.

Last night, both Articles 13 and 14 of the budget bill were amended

Last night, both articles 13 and 14 of the 2023, 2024 and 2025 budget bills that were approved last night in the Finance Committee of the Iraqi Parliament, caused a lot of controversy and representatives of the PUK and Islamic Union withdrew from the committee.

"The 2023 budget is nearing completion in terms of clauses and annexes, and a series of meetings remain tonight to resolve some issues, but overall the budget has seen many changes in important issues," Karwi said.

Five of the complex provisions of the 2023 budget bill have been passed

"Five of the complications of the 2023 budget bill have been passed, the most obvious of which is the financial deficit and ensuring the financial entitlements of the classes and assurances have been given, in addition to the financial entitlements of the provinces.

Iraq wants to approve the 2023, 2024 and 2025 budgets together this year, the size of the bill is estimated at 199 trillion dinars and the deficit is more than 60 trillion dinars, the Kurdistan Region's share is 12.67%.

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Democratic: The paragraphs that were put in the budget aim to subjugate the region

• Time: 05/27/2023 11:14:38
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{Politics: Al Furat News} The leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Wafaa Muhammad Karim, explained today, Saturday, that the paragraphs that were put in the budget aim to subjugate the region and starve it

Karim told {Euphrates News} that "the region did not abide by any procedure or agreement, and we do not exclude that the budget session will be boycotted," pointing out that "the boycott of government work in Baghdad because of the mines that were placed in the paragraphs pertaining to the region in the budget." 

He continued, "The paragraphs that were put in place aim to subdue and starve the region, and they were not confined to the political agreement, so the region is very upset about this matter." 

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Al-Fatlawi calls for fairness in the central and southern governorates in the budget.. Otherwise!

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{Politics: Al Furat News} Today, Saturday, the head of the Irada movement, Representative Hanan Al-Fatlawi, called for fairness in the central and southern governorates in the budget law.

Al-Fatlawi said in a statement that Al-Furat News received a copy of: "During the past hours and days, we have seen the reactions of the recent amendments to the draft federal budget law for the year 2023, especially with regard to the comments of some representatives and the Kurdistan Regional Government."

And she added, "In this regard, we stress the importance of the budget ensuring fair distribution among all our provinces, from southern to northern Iraq, without favoritism at the expense of others in exchange for political agreements and not on the basis of fair division."

Al-Fatlawi called on the Finance Committee to "justify the central and southern governorates, like the rest of the governorates, otherwise the deputies of these governorates will have a position during the vote."

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'Baghdad and Erbil Agreement'

Al-Jubouri: It is dangerous and shameful that the agreements of the elders collapse

2023.05.27 - 09:55

 

Baghdad - people  

Excluded MP Mishaan al-Jubouri, head of the Al-Watan Party, commented on Saturday about recent developments regarding the budget.  

  

 

Al-Jubouri wrote in a post followed by "Nass" (May 27, 2023), "There is no doubt that there are deputies and politicians working with all their energy to spoil the Baghdad-Erbil agreement, especially on the budget, which represents the basis for ensuring the country's unity, political stability and citizen's rights in all of Iraq and Kurdistan."  

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Parliamentary move to amend the general amnesty 'law'

2023.05.27 - 10:14

 

Baghdad - people  

The House of Representatives is heading towards approving a draft amendment to the general amnesty law, in accordance with the proposals of the governmental committee, after passing the draft financial budget law for the year 2023.  

 

  

  

The first deputy of the Legal Committee and head of the Sanad Parliamentary Bloc, Mortada Al-Saadi, explained in a statement to the official newspaper, followed by "NAS" (May 27, 2023), that "the laws in the House of Representatives are of two types, the first has a financial side, while the second requires political consensus."  

  

Al-Saadi added, "There are service laws that are in place, as is the case in the Workers' Insurance Law, which Parliament recently voted on, indicating that the rest of the laws will be decided upon after the budget, and Parliament will proceed with many important laws, such as the "general amnesty" law, which is expected to be passed although it of contentious issues.  

  

In 2016, the House of Representatives voted on a general amnesty law and the President of the Republic ratified it based on the provisions of Clause (First) of Article (61) and Clause (Third) of Article (72) of the Constitution.  

  

The previous law excluded the perpetrators of the crimes stipulated in the Iraqi Supreme Criminal Court law, the terrorist crime that resulted in death or permanent disability, the crime of sabotaging state institutions, the crime of fighting the Iraqi armed forces, and every terrorist crime that he contributed to committing with assistance, incitement or agreement.  

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Presidency of Parliament is preparing to receive the draft budget

2023.05.27 - 10:25

 

Baghdad - people  

Yesterday, Friday, the Parliamentary Finance Committee finished voting on the most important dilemma in the federal budget, which is the share of the region, despite the objection of the Kurdistan Democratic Party. Parliament tomorrow, Sunday, to be included in the agenda.  

  

  

  

A member of the Finance Committee, Mueen Al-Kazemi, said, in a statement to the official newspaper, followed by “Nass” (May 27, 2023), that “the region’s share in the budget was voted in Articles 13 and 14 after an amendment was made to the copy of the budget sent by the government, despite the objection of the Kurdistan Democratic Party bloc.” Indicating that, “Thus, the committee will have completed all the 67 articles of the budget, and today (Saturday) some transfers will be completed in the financial aspects and the tables will be amended, and the budget will be ready to be handed over to the Presidency of Parliament for the purpose of voting on it.”  

  

He added, "There is no amendment to the share of the region in the budget, and it remained as it came from the government 12.67%," noting that "the amendment was added to the scenario of distributing oil exports from the region, which is that Iraq has an export share of 3 and a half million barrels per day of oil, So the share of the region became 400 thousand barrels, and the rest of the provinces exported 3 million and 100 thousand barrels.  

  

He continued: "The signing of oil contracts with companies is carried out by the Iraqi Ministry of Oil and not the region's government, and this is what was confirmed by the Federal Court and the Arbitration Committee in Paris," and indicated that "oil revenues from the four companies operating in the region will be deposited in the central bank account in the name of the Ministry." Finance, and the federal prime minister will authorize the prime minister of the region to spend, and the region's share will be transferred to the bank account provided by the region's government.  

  

Al-Kazemi explained, “A paragraph has been added, which is that the region is not entitled to export oil from the wells of Nineveh or Kirkuk and other materials that control accounts with the region, and there are provisions related to non-oil revenues and handing them over to the federal government,” adding that “there is another article related to the amounts that were The regional government deducts it from the salaries of its employees as compulsory savings, so the law included an article obliging the regional government to pay this savings and return it to the employees at a rate of 10% of the salary per month, until the employees of the region complete their entitlements from the compulsory savings that were practiced on them during the previous period.  

  

In addition, a member of the committee, Jamal Cougar, told the official newspaper that "the budget can be handed over to the Presidency of Parliament tomorrow, Sunday, because there are paragraphs that have not been completed yet, which are transfers, schedules, the issue of some additional paragraphs, and the overall vote on the budget within the committee."  

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Saturday passes without the budget.. “transfers” disrupt approval and a new date for the settlement

5/27/2023

“next Tuesday or Wednesday.”

 

While the House of Representatives was scheduled to hold, today, Saturday, a session to pass the draft federal budget law, according to a statement made by Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi two days ago, but the reality indicates otherwise, as no session is looming so far amid parliamentary assurances that the date for the settlement will be. middle of this week.

Al-Halbousi said in a statement to the parliament's media department, on May 25, that "the final touches are being put on the budget law," adding: "The vote on the budget will be on Saturday (May 27)."

* The reason
And about the reason for not holding a session to pass this law, a member of the Finance Committee, Mueen Al-Kazemi, told Al-Sumaria News, that "it was supposed to complete today, the schedules and transfers related to the budget, given that the 67 articles of the law have been completed."

Al-Kazemi adds, "If the Finance Committee completes the transfer schedules this evening, it will have closed the issue of the budget, and the draft of this law will be ready to be handed over to the Presidency of Parliament, which in turn sets a date for voting on it."

* Transfers between spending units
The Finance Committee, chaired by Atwan Al-Atwani and in the presence of its members, held today, Saturday 5/27/2023, a meeting in which it discussed the mechanism for making transfers between spending units based on the institutions’ need for the implementation of investment projects and programs.

The media department of the House of Representatives said, in a statement received by Alsumaria News, that Al-Atwani "appreciated the efforts of the members of the committee exerted in analyzing the items and checking the tables contained in the general budget law."

According to the statement, "discussions took place on how to make transfers between spending units as needed, as well as adding financial allocations for development projects."

* Political objections
In this context, Member of Parliament Durgham al-Maliki points out that "there are many transfers in some articles and paragraphs, and there are matters that were objected to by the political forces," noting that "some paragraphs are in the interest of a part but harm in many parts. What matters is achieving equality in rights and allocations.”

Al-Maliki said in an interview with Al-Sumaria News, "There are elected political forces responsible for the center and south, as well as for the western provinces and others for the Kurdistan region, and each of them is responsible for its constituents and people."

He points out that "12% of the budget has been allocated to Kurdistan, but some paragraphs were added, which raised the percentage to 21%, and this is not fair," adding: "They have a percentage set by the constitution that must be adhered to, and not fallacy and discrepancy in the provisions of the law."

Al-Maliki considered that the demands of the Kurdish forces for additional allocations come "to ensure what they have reached ... if they agree to the fait accompli, they believe that the percentage will decrease," stressing that "the current percentage for the region is unconstitutional and illegal."

And the member of the House of Representatives expected that Parliament would be able to pass the budget law “next Tuesday or Wednesday.” 
 

Edited May 27, 2023 by DWS112

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The National Union Defends Budget Amendments And Affirms: It Does Not Affect Any Political Party

5/27/2023

 

Earth News / The Kurdistan National Union revealed, on Saturday, that it will vote on the budget according to the new amendments made to it, stressing that the amendments do not affect any political party and its purpose is to pay the salaries of employees on time.

In a statement to “ Earth News ”, the National Union deputy, Susan Mansour, said that “ the National Union deputies will vote on amending the Finance Committee, and there are other Kurdish parties that agree with us except for the Democratic Party، According to their statements, they are strongly opposed ”.

She added that “ we will vote because the amendment guarantees the people's right and the salaries of employees and also the return of 10% of the employees ’salaries saved every month, and we do not want to sacrifice the interests of the people for political stubbornness or political discord ”، Indicating that “ the amendment that took place does not affect any political party, only its purpose is to preserve the rights and interests of citizens and pay the salaries of retirees and employees on time ”.

The amendments of the Finance Committee to the articles pertaining to the region in the budget created a great deal that led to the postponement of the budget passing session to another notice, after the Democratic Party attacked the members of the Finance Committee and rejected these amendments.

The Democratic Party maintained its agreement with the Prime Minister, Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sawani, as well as the provisions of the political document to form a coalition of state administration, and demanded commitment to it and not to make amendments that contradict the two agreements.

The members of the Finance Committee, for their part, affirmed that the amendments are their right and within their powers, and they have nothing to do with any political agreement, and that they are not bound by these agreements، Because they study the budget and amend most of its items within their legislative role.

The members of the financial committee affiliated with the Democratic Party withdrew from the voting session on these amendments last Thursday, while the party also sent a hint to the National Union and described its approval of the amendments as ” treason and conspiracy ”.

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The Deputy Speaker of Parliament gives the Parliamentary Finance 24 hours to inform them of the names and number of its members

2023.05.27 - 22:44

 

Baghdad - people  

The Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, Shakhwan Abdullah Ahmed, demanded, on Saturday, the Parliamentary Finance Committee to correct the number of its members to (23) instead of the current (24) based on the provisions of Article (73) of the rules of procedure of the Council of Representatives, which specified the number of committee members to not exceed ( 21), provided that the answer is received within 24 hours.  

  

  

  

He added in a book issued by him, of which “NAS” obtained a copy, (May 27, 2023): “And to authorize the Presidency of the Council to make amendments and add only two members to each of the parliamentary committees, whether it is transferring or maintaining balance, and since the current number is (24) and this is a violation Explicit provisions of the internal system, so the Vice-Chairman called on the Finance Committee to suspend its work until the imbalance is addressed, the course corrected, and the number of committee members restructured to the prescribed number (23).  

  

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament pointed out the necessity of "compliance with the laws and the provisions of the constitution and the internal system, and the House of Representatives is the official body for enacting laws. The law and the internal system must be applied, away from political pleasantries and not violating the legal procedures stipulated in the internal system of the House of Representatives."  

  

  

Earlier, the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, confirmed that the changes that were made to the share of the Kurdistan region in the federal budget are treachery, injustice, and a conspiracy plotted against the Kurdistan region, but we will confront this conspiracy by all means, and we will not let it go.  

  

A statement issued by Barzani, followed by "Nass", (May 27, 2023), said, "Today, we visited the Zarari Plain in Erbil Governorate, and we looked closely at the conditions of farmers and farmers, and we also participated in the process of harvesting crops, as the silos (silos) of the Kurdistan Region began." Receiving wheat from the peasants.      

  

He added, "During a session with a number of farmers in the region, we confirmed that the Kurdistan Regional Government is working hard to make every effort to increase interest in the agricultural sector and to market the products of Kurdistan farmers in a way that aims to dispel their concerns and concerns about marketing their products."      

  

And he continued, "We pointed out that the changes made to the share of the Kurdistan Region in the federal budget are treason, injustice, and a conspiracy plotted against the Kurdistan Region, but we will confront this conspiracy by all means, and we will not let it go."      

  

He explained, "We regretted the presence of internal hands involved in this plot, and worse than that, they consider reducing the powers of the Kurdistan Region a success for them, but we assure you that this is nothing but a desperate attempt, and it will not succeed."      

  

  

Earlier, the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, confirmed that all parties must respect the terms of the agreement concluded between the regional government and the federal prime minister, Muhammad Shia al-Sudani.  

  

Barzani said in a tweet followed by "Nass" (May 27, 2023), "A group in the Finance Committee of the Iraqi Parliament made changes to the draft federal budget, violating a prior agreement we concluded with Prime Minister Muhammad Shia'a al-Sudani and his government."        

  

He added, "The agreement is the cornerstone of cooperation between Erbil and Baghdad, and all parties must respect its provisions."        

  

For her part, Ikhlas Al-Dulaimi, Vice-Chairman of the Finance Committee in the Iraqi Parliament, said earlier that the changes made by the Finance Committee the day before yesterday were by prior agreement between the League movement, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and several other parties, stressing that it contradicts the interests of the Kurdistan region and the agreement. between Erbil and Baghdad.  

  

Al-Dulaimi added in an interview with the media of her party (KDP), followed by "Nass", (May 26, 2023) that "issues related to the share of the Kurdistan region were not discussed in the meeting room. We saw that the share was changed and modified by the representatives of Asa'ib and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan."          

  

She said, "We protested and said that we cannot proceed with the proposal in this way, because there must be an agreement first, and then after that there must be a meeting to discuss and decide."          

  

She added: "Representatives of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Sunni parties boycotted the meeting, but the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq and representatives of some other parties agreed together on the proposals against the Kurdistan region."          

  

"The proposals submitted regarding Kirkuk oil fields, oil exports and salary arrears will create a budget deficit," she said, deputy head of the Finance Committee in the Iraqi parliament.          

  

She added, "The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan suggested that if the Kurdistan region does not abide by the agreement, Baghdad should treat the provinces separately, which means that the Patriotic Union wants Sulaymaniyah to be treated as an Iraqi province and does not want it to be within the region."          

  

And she continued, "The Kurdish people have been struggling all these years to obtain their constitutional rights in the Kurdistan region. How can they compromise on constitutional rights? This is a strange situation. Why are the brothers from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan standing against the region?"          

  

Al-Dulaimi stressed, "Warning the Kurdish people again to vote on the draft agreed upon by the two parties," stressing: "It will be canceled and will not be implemented, because these articles certainly oppose the agreement between Erbil and Baghdad."          

  

"There is political pressure on the KDP. We do not want the Kurdish people to be affected by this conflict. We protested against the articles that were put to the vote because they are unconstitutional," she said.          

  

  

She added, "We do not want the Kurdistan region to be treated as a province because the Kurdistan region is a constitutional region in Iraq and a lot of blood has been spilled on this entity to this day. I wonder how they can give up the blood of the martyrs. The Kurdistan region must be treated as an Iraqi province."          

  

And she continued, "This unexpected change took place yesterday, and I believe that there is a political motive behind it, and what happened was studied only to persuade one party," concluding with the question: "What is the benefit of this coalition in the event that political agreements are not implemented?"          

  

Earlier, the Second Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Shakhwan Abdullah, announced the postponement of the voting session on the budget scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, until further notice.  

  

Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi said at the end of the week that Parliament would vote on the budget on Saturday.            

  

Earlier, the Kurdistan Regional Government announced its rejection of the Parliamentary Finance Committee's amendments to its share of the budget.  

  

The government said in a statement, which “NAS” received a copy of, (May 26, 2023), that “the changes introduced by some members of the Finance Committee in the Iraqi Parliament in the draft general budget law dated 5/25/2023 against the Kurdistan region are unconstitutional changes and clearly contradict With the agreement signed between the regional government and the federal government, as well as it constitutes a violation of the principles of the state administration government agreement and contradicts the essence of the ministerial curriculum that was voted on by the House of Representatives.                

  

And she stressed, "We, in the regional government, will not accept this injustice and violation of the rights of the people of Kurdistan at all, and we will not abide by any other decision outside the scope of the agreement signed with the government of Muhammad Shia al-Sudani."                

  

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In response to Shakhwan Abdullah

One of its members: The Finance Committee will not stop and suspend its work exclusively in the hands of the Speaker of Parliament

2023.05.28 - 09:06

 

Baghdad - people  

The Finance Committee suspended its work until further notice, following the request of the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Shakhwan Abdullah, to correct the number of its members to (23) instead of the current (24), calling on the Finance Committee to suspend its work until the imbalance is addressed, the course corrected, and the number of committee members restructured to the prescribed number.  

  

 

  

  

Abdullah stressed, in a statement, "the need to abide by the laws, the provisions of the constitution and the internal order," explaining that "the House of Representatives is the official body for enacting laws, and the law and internal order must be applied away from political pleasantries."  

  

In turn, a member of the Finance Committee, Saad Awad Al-Tobi, said in a statement to the official newspaper, followed by “NAS” on Sunday (May 28, 2023), that “a letter arrived from the second deputy, Shakhwan Abdullah, in which we demanded the suspension of our work,” indicating that the committee has almost finished its work and there is nothing left. Only vote on the budget as a whole.  

  

Al-Tobi explained that "the request to suspend the work of the committee violates the internal system of Parliament, which stipulates that suspending the work of committees is exclusively within the authority of the Speaker of Parliament," noting that "the committee will continue its side work and discussions, as he put it."  

  

The Parliamentary Finance intended, according to Al-Toubi, to send a letter to the Presidency of Parliament in order to set a date for holding the voting session on the budget, after it had finished voting on all its items.  

  

Al-Tobi said, in an interview with the official newspaper: "The draft budget sent by the government has undergone some changes, including the share of the Kurdistan region," pointing out that "passing the reduction of the share of the region or not is left to the vote of Parliament, whether by acceptance or rejection."  

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A representative of the Democrat indicates a circumvention of the Baghdad agreement and the region

2023.05.28 - 10:06

 

Baghdad - people  

A member of the House of Representatives for the Democratic Party, Mahma Khalil, said, on Sunday, that targeting the rights of the region in the budget by some members of the parliamentary finance is considered an abortion of political stability.  

 

  

  

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In the document.. the Deputy Speaker of Parliament calls on the Finance Committee to suspend its work

• Time: 05/27/2023 21:40:22
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{Politics: Al Furat News} Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Shakhwan Abdullah, today, Saturday, called on the Finance Committee to suspend its work until the committee is restructured.

 

And Abdullah said, that {Euphrates News} received a copy of it, that: “In order for us to adhere to the proper legal procedures regarding the work of the parliamentary committees within the parliament, we demanded in an official letter today the Parliamentary Finance Committee to correct the number of its members to (23) instead of the current (24) based on The provisions of Article (73) of the House of Representatives bylaw, which specified the number of committee members not to exceed (21) and authorized the presidency of the Council to make amendments and add only two members to each of the parliamentary committees, whether it was transferring or maintaining balance.

And he explained, "The current number is (24), and this is a clear violation of the provisions of the internal system," calling on the Finance Committee to "suspend its work until the imbalance is addressed, the path corrected, and the number of committee members is restructured with the prescribed number (23)."

Abdullah pointed out, "The need to adhere to the laws and provisions of the constitution and the internal system, and the House of Representatives is the official body to legislate laws. The law and the internal system must be applied, away from political courtesies and not violating the legal procedures stipulated in the internal system of the House of Representatives." 

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Deputy for the rule of law: Parliamentary finance amendments were not directed against the region

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{Politics: Al-Furat News} The representative of the State of Law Coalition, Talib Al-Yasari, confirmed, on Saturday evening, that the Parliamentary Finance Committee’s amendments were not directed against the Kurdistan region.

 

The leftist said, in a televised statement, that: "Political problems must be dealt with in a patriotic spirit, and the amount allocated for the region in the budget is very large." 
He added, "The Finance Committee's amendments were not directed against the region, and there is no breach of the agreement between Baghdad and Erbil."
Al-Yasari explained, "The regional government deducts the salaries of employees from 2016 and has not paid them yet, and there is no problem with the Parliamentary Finance Committee's amendments," considering the Democratic Party's objections to the Finance Committee's amendments as "illogical."