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POSTED ON 2023-08-22 BY SOTALIRAQ

A Kurdistan government spokesman reveals the latest information about salaries and budget, and a government delegation's visit to Baghdad

The official spokesman for the Kurdistan Regional Government, Peshwa Hauramani, said today, Tuesday, that if the federal government adheres to the budget law, it must send salaries to the Kurdistan Region during these days, indicating that the visit of any government delegation from the Kurdistan Region to Baghdad will be in order to find out why it did not The region's share of the budget is sent so far.

Peshwa Hauramani, said: The federal government starts distributing salaries from the 20th to the 25th of the month, and if it adheres to the budget law, it must send salaries to the Kurdistan Region as well during this period.

Pointing out that Baghdad should send the share of the Kurdistan Region from the federal budget, and the share of the region is not limited to salaries only, but includes all financial benefits stipulated in the budget law.

The official spokesman for the Kurdistan Regional Government, Peshwa Hauramani, explained by saying that the Kurdistan Region provided the committees of the Federal Financial Supervision Bureau with all the required details, and there were no notes left for these committees that might hinder sending the Kurdistan Region's share of the budget, including salaries.

Stressing, so it is necessary for Baghdad to send the region's share of the budget as soon as possible, and to abide by the agreements concluded.

Regarding the visit of the Kurdistan Regional Government delegation to Baghdad, Hauramani said that the visit of any government delegation from the Kurdistan Region to Baghdad will be in order to find out why the region's share of the budget was not sent.

On the third of August, Baghdad had sent 598 billion dinars as part of the salaries of the public sector in the Kurdistan Region, while the region needs 940 billion dinars per month to cover salaries.

This is while the spokesman for the Ministry of Finance in the regional government, Honor Jamal, stated earlier this week: that the instructions for implementing the budget law have entered into force, and we hope that the federal government will abide by the law and send salaries and the Kurdistan Region’s share of the budget, stressing that the ministry will start distributing Salaries upon arrival.

Jamal stressed that the regional government has implemented all its obligations under the budget law, and has provided the Federal Financial Supervision Bureau with all the information and files it requested and has been audited, so there is no excuse left for delaying sending the Kurdistan Region's share of the budget.

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Kurdistan Finance reveals the agenda of its minister's visit to Baghdad

• Time: 08/30/2023 16:18:16
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{Local: Al Furat News} The Ministry of Finance and Economy in the Kurdistan Regional Government announced today, Wednesday, that it went to Baghdad with the aim of following up the salaries of the months of July and August for the employees of the regional government.

 

The delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government, headed by Awat Janab Nuri, Minister of Finance and Economy, left for Baghdad this afternoon to follow up the salaries for the months of July and August for the employees of the Kurdistan Regional Government, in addition to the rest of the financial dues stipulated in the Iraqi budget law.

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A delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government visits Baghdad today

2023-08-30 05:23

Shafaq News/ A delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government headed today, Wednesday, to the capital, Baghdad.

 

According to the information obtained by Shafaq News Agency, the delegation's visit aims to discuss with the concerned authorities in the federal government about the monthly salaries of employees and workers in the public sector in the region, in addition to Kurdistan's share of the budget.

 

 

For its part, the Ministry of Finance and Economy in the regional government said in a statement that the Kurdistan Region delegation, headed by Awat Janab Nuri, Minister of Finance and Economy, went to Baghdad in order to track the salaries of Kurdistan Region employees in the months of July and August, and to obtain all financial dues for the region in the Iraqi budget law.

 

The Kurdish delegation had announced the postponement of its visit to Baghdad due to the death of the father of the Iraqi Oil Minister a few days ago, followed by the death of his sister and daughter in a terrible traffic accident in the south of the country.

 

Yesterday, Tuesday, the head of the office of the Presidency of the Kurdistan Region, Fawzi Al-Hariri, considered the failure to send financial dues to the region by the federal government as "illegal and unfair."

 

Hariri said in a statement he made to reporters yesterday that the Kurdistan Regional Government has the right to take any measure to protect the rights of the people of Kurdistan, stressing that the presidency of the region supports the government within this framework.

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A delegation from Kurdistan visits Baghdad to resolve the fate of employees' salaries

 

August 30, 2023

Baghdad / Obelisk Al-Hadath: A delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government visits Baghdad on Wednesday to resolve the fate of employees' salaries, implement the budget law, and send the Kurdistan Region's share of the budget.

 

The delegation is headed by the region's finance minister, Awat Sheikh Janab, who is accompanied by Omid Sabah, the head of the office of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the Kurdistan Region, according to the Kurdish Rudaw network.

The Ministry of Finance of the Kurdistan Region said in a statement that the delegation is visiting Baghdad with the aim of following up the salaries of the employees of the Kurdistan Region for the months of July and August, and obtaining the financial dues of the Kurdistan Region in the budget law.

 

The employees of the Kurdistan Region have not yet received their salaries for the months of July and August, at a time when the employees of the federal government have received their salaries for the month of August.

 

The payment of the salaries of the employees of the Kurdistan region is the responsibility of the Iraqi government, according to the budget law.

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Erbil is waiting for an "advance" from Baghdad to pay the salaries of "July and August". "Differences are over"

Politics | Today, 13:38 | 

    Erbil is waiting for an "advance" from Baghdad to pay the salaries of "July and August". "Disputes are over" » Baghdad News Agency (baghdadtoday.news)

 

Baghdad Today - Erbil 

Today, Friday (September 1, 2023), MP for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Gharib Ahmed revealed the most prominent obstacles that stand in the way of Baghdad sending financial allocations to the Kurdistan region, while Baghdad expected to send an advance to Erbil to pay the salaries of employees for only two months.

Ahmed said in an interview with "Baghdad Today" that "political differences are over, and there are technical points, and the Kurdish delegation in Baghdad is making understandings with the aim of resolving all the sticking points regarding non-oil revenues."

He added that "during the month of September, several meetings will take place and all differences and sticking points between the two parties will end, while the federal government is expected to send the salaries of employees for the months of July and August as a financial advance to walk the affairs of the region in the coming days."

The MP continued, "The political dispute ended, with the agreement of all parties within the State Administration Alliance, and there is no obstacle to sending the region's share."

A message and a promise

On Thursday (August 31, 2023), KDP member Wafa Muhammad Karim revealed the details of the visit of the Kurdistan Regional Government delegation to Baghdad.

Karim said in an interview with "Baghdad Today" that "the delegation includes representatives of the Democratic Party, the National Union and the Change Movement, and it is not a partisan delegation, but represents all Kurdish parties."

He added, "The delegation carries a message from the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government that "the region fully complied with all the conditions of Baghdad and handed them the payrolls, data of outlets, taxes and others, and there is no argument for not sending the salaries of the employees."

He pointed out that "if the salaries of employees and the region's allocations are not sent from the budget, the region must resort to other solutions, due to the economic crisis and the delay in paying the salaries of employees."

Comprehensive review

Sabah Hassan, a former member of the Finance Committee in the dissolved Kurdistan Regional Parliament, announced on Monday (August 14, 2023) that an agreement on sending the region's budget was imminent.

Hassan said in an interview with "Baghdad Today" that "the federal financial control delegation present in the region conducted a comprehensive review of the data, statistics and figures of employees in Kurdistan and audited them."

"The governments of Baghdad and Erbil will reach an agreement in the coming days, and the region's full share will be sent retroactively from the beginning of this year, and the advances sent by Baghdad will be deducted," he said.

On August 11, the first real move began to implement the budget instructions, especially Articles 12 and 13 of the Federal Budget Law, so that Baghdad could send the funds and dues of the Kurdistan region from the budget, which is supposed to amount to more than 25 trillion Iraqi dinars for 2023.

Articles 12 and 13 of the budget included commitments on the Kurdistan region, which included reviewing all non-oil revenues and expenses by the Federal Financial Supervision Bureau, and handing them over to Baghdad as well as 400,25 barrels per day of oil, in exchange for releasing Kurdistan's share of the budget, which is fully 2 trillion dinars, but it is financed on a monthly basis and at the rate of more than <> trillion dinars per month

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Sources: Kurdistan's share of the federal budget is frozen until further notice

2023.09.02 - 13:19

 

Baghdad - people  

Kurdish political circles say that the federal government will provide an "advance" to the Kurdistan region in order to pay the salaries of its employees for only two months, which means that the disbursement of financial allocations to the region included in the federal budget approved by the Iraqi parliament last June will continue to falter, according to the London-based Al-Arab newspaper.  

  

The newspaper quoted those circles on Saturday (September 2, 2023) that the Iraqi government and behind it the coordinating framework that constitutes the ruling political umbrella in Iraq, uses these allocations as a card to bargain with the Kurdish side and blackmail it with regard to a number of files, including the issue of managing oil resources in northern Iraq.  

  

The circles point out that some Kurdish forces are trying to spread reassurances about resolving political differences, and that the disruption that is taking place with technical dimensions is nothing more than an attempt to leave the door ajar in front of the chances of reaching an agreement that may be prolonged according to current indicators.  

  

Erbil had sent a new delegation to Baghdad, including representatives of the Democratic Party, the National Union and the Change Movement, bringing with it a message from the President of the Kurdistan Government, Masrour Barzani, stating that "the region has fully committed itself to all the conditions of Baghdad and handed them the salary lists, the data of the outlets, taxes, etc., and there is no argument in front of Not sending employee salaries.  

  

A member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Wafaa Muhammad Karim, warned, in press statements on Thursday, that "in the event that employees' salaries and Kurdistan allocations are not sent from the budget, the region must resort to other solutions, due to the economic crisis and the delay in paying employees' salaries."  

  

The Kurdistan region is experiencing a stressful economic situation, which has affected the government's ability to pay the salaries of government employees, and the Kurdistan government was hoping after passing the budget to put an end to the crisis, but the political forces holding Baghdad's decision have another opinion. The Kurdistan government is trying to break the wall of this rejection, but this may force it to make concessions, especially in relation to the management of financial resources.  

  

And press sources said that last August, the first move began to implement what was stated in the budget, especially Articles 12 and 13, so that Baghdad could send funds and dues to the Kurdistan region, which are supposed to amount to more than 25 trillion Iraqi dinars for the year 2023.  

  

Articles 12 and 13 of the budget included obligations on the Kurdistan region, which included reviewing all non-oil revenues and expenses by the Federal Office of Financial Supervision, and handing them over to Baghdad, as well as 400,000 barrels per day of oil, in return for granting Kurdistan’s share of the budget.  

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Erbil attacks Baghdad: its "starvation" policy with the Kurds and its money sent is not enough

Today, 12:50

 

Al-Ghad Press / Baghdad

Today, Monday, the Kurdistan Regional Government considered that the amount spent by the federal government is not sufficient to cover the salaries of the region's employees, while accusing Baghdad of following a "starvation policy" with the Kurds, as it described it.

This statement records a shift in the regional government's discourse towards Baghdad, after it was characterized by a kind of calm since the formation of the current government, in addition to the fact that it coincides with the political crisis in Kirkuk Governorate.

"The amount sent by the Iraqi government does not cover the salaries of employees of the Kurdistan region," said the spokesman for the Kurdistan government, Peshwa Hauramani, noting that "the Iraqi government decided to send only 500 billion dinars."

Peshwa Hauramani described this as "starving the people of Kurdistan," pointing out that "there is a violation of the region's financial dues."

He noted that "the last agreement between us was held last February," considering that "what the Kurds are exposed to in the field of financial dues is a great injustice."

 And he continued, "Our revenues and the 500 billion dinars do not cover salaries, and the negotiations did not produce results, and Baghdad sends the money as loans," adding that "the financial texts in the budget and agreements have been manipulated, and that sending only 500 billion dinars is a violation of the budget and agreements."

 

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Accusing Baghdad of practicing the policy of starvation.. The Kurdistan government objects to sending 500 billion dinars: it is not enough

2023-09-04 05:22

 

Shafaq News / On Monday, the Kurdistan Regional Government described the federal government in Baghdad as practicing a policy of "starvation" against the region, stressing that the amount of half a trillion dinars sent to Erbil is insufficient.

 

"The Iraqi government decided to send 500 billion dinars to the region, and this is not enough to pay the salaries of employees," said the official spokesman for the Kurdistan government, Peshwa Hawrami, during a press conference held in Erbil and attended by Shafaq News Agency.

 

He added, "We see that what the federal government is practicing is a policy of starvation, and the government has not fulfilled its obligations and mixed the citizens' livelihood with political issues."

 

In turn, the Minister of Finance in the regional government, Awat Janab Nuri, said, "The federal government treated us with the mechanism of actual expenditures and does not treat us as part of Iraq, and the amount you sent is not sufficient to pay salaries."

 

He pointed out that "the previous visits of the delegation of the regional government to Baghdad did not produce results. We have 320 billion dinars per month in non-oil revenues, and what is sent by the federal government is not enough to pay salaries."

 

Omid Sabah, the head of the cabinet's office in the region, also considered that "one of the main reasons for the dispute is the budget law, as this law was written in a retaliatory manner to avenge the rights of the Kurdistan Region."

 

He continued, "We said that this law will cause problems, yet we went to Baghdad as a gesture of goodwill, and we also discovered that the second problem is the federal Ministry of Finance's understanding of this law, as according to this law, our entitlement is 16 trillion dinars, but the Ministry of Finance says that the region's entitlement is only 8 trillion." After several marathon visits, this is not enough with the regional government's expenses."

 

 

Sabah considered that the federal government treats the region "as a province in terms of duties, but it gives us fewer rights than a province, and the decision of the Federal Government Council of Ministers was unilateral and we were not referred to in taking it."

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After agreeing to send the 500 billion dinars, setting a date for distributing the salaries of the region's employees for the month of July

sweeteners |Today, 10:43 |

    

 

 

 

Baghdad today - Kurdistan

Today, Monday (September 4, 2023), an official source in the Kurdistan government revealed the date for distributing the salaries of the region's employees for the month of July. 

The source told "Baghdad Today", that "after the decision of Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani to send 500 billion dinars to Kurdistan, it is hoped that the amount will be placed in the bank account of the regional government on Wednesday."

 

He added, "The Ministry of Finance in Kurdistan will start distributing July salaries on Thursday," noting that "it is scheduled that the distribution of salaries will take ten days."

Employees and retirees in the Kurdistan region suffer from delayed payment of their monthly salaries for long periods, while the region is witnessing a financial crisis due to the suspension of exporting the region's oil and delivering it to Baghdad, amid Baghdad's failure to send Kurdistan dues from the budget due to "disagreements over the budget implementation mechanism." 

 

Since June, the Kurdistan government has not been able to hand over the salaries of public sector employees, as more than two months have passed since the June salaries were received.

 

The scenario of delay in distributing the salaries of employees in the region is repeated monthly due to Baghdad not sending the amounts of those salaries to Kurdistan, to renew with it popular anger against the general economic situation in the region. 

 

From time to time, hundreds of employees in a number of government departments in Sulaymaniyah province declare a permanent strike due to the delay in the payment of their salaries.

 

And "because of the inhumane practices of the authorities in the region, represented in depriving the salary or deliberately delaying its disbursement, and because of the authorities' failure to manage citizens' affairs," a segment of the Kurds calls on the federal authority in Baghdad to use the constitutional solution to solve the problems of citizens in the region.

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“Not 500 billion.” The “real” amount sent from Baghdad and the date for distributing the salaries of the region’s employees were revealed

sweeteners |Today, 14:46 |

    

 

Baghdad today - Erbil

Today, Tuesday (September 5, 2023), a source in the Ministry of Finance in the Kurdistan Regional Government revealed the date for distributing the salaries of employees in the region and the amount sent from Baghdad.

 

The source, who preferred not to be named, said in an interview with "Baghdad Today" that "the amount sent by the federal government is one and a half trillion for three months (July, August and September), i.e. 500 billion dinars for each month."

 

He added, "The amount is scheduled to arrive tomorrow and be placed in the account of the central bank in the Erbil branch, after which the process of distributing the employees' salaries takes place next Thursday, provided that the brigades and the office of the Ministry of Peshmerga receive it first, and then the rest of the institutions, respectively."

 

Yesterday, Monday (September 4, 2023), he was a member of the former Finance Committee in the Kurdistan Region Parliament. Details and numbers related to the salaries of employees in the region.

 

The member, who asked not to be named, said in an interview with "Baghdad Today", that "the total amount of salaries for employees in the region is 912 billion dinars, pertaining to the salaries of employees, the Peshmerga, social welfare, martyrs and others."

 

He added, "The amount to be sent from Baghdad is 584 billion dinars, which is not enough to pay the full salaries of employees, and therefore the Ministry of Finance in the regional government is forced to delay the process of distributing and scheduling salaries in a week or more until it completes the rest of the amount from non-oil revenues such as customs, taxes, and others, since the export of The oil is completely off.

He pointed out that "the region has multiple expenditures, not just salaries, as there are obligations related to services, roads, bridges, and other social, humanitarian, health, and provision of medicines, medical supplies, and others."

 

And the Kurdistan Regional Government announced, earlier on Monday (September 4, 2023), that the amount that the federal government spent to the region, amounting to 500 billion dinars, is not enough to cover the salaries of Kurdistan employees, noting that Baghdad is pursuing a policy of "starvation" against the people of Kurdistan. .

 

"The Iraqi government decided to send only 500 billion dinars, which is not enough to cover salaries," said the spokesman for the Kurdistan government, Peshwa Hauramani, in a press conference today, describing what the Iraqi government is doing as "starving the people of Kurdistan," pointing out that "there is a violation of financial dues." Kurdistan Region," he said. 

 

For his part, Secretary of the Council of Ministers of the Kurdistan Region, Amanj Rahim, said at the press conference that "Baghdad had to send more than a trillion dinars per month to the Kurdistan region."

 

As for the Chief of Staff of the Council of Ministers of the Kurdistan Region, Omid Sabah, he said during the same conference, "There are two main reasons behind this situation. The first is the budget law approved by the Iraqi parliament, which constituted the biggest blow to the constitutional achievements of the Kurdistan region. The other reason is" the way the Iraqi Ministry of Finance understands the law. The budget and its application according to its whim, which is worse than the budget law itself," as he put it.

 

 

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Finance unveils procedure for salaries of Kurdistan Region employees

Sept 5,2023

 

On Tuesday evening, the Ministry of Finance revealed a measure regarding the salaries of employees of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

The ministry said in a statement that "based on the approval of the Council of Ministers and in implementation of its decision No. (23500) in its session held on Sunday, September 3, 2023, Rafidain and Al-Rasheed banks will sign a loan agreement with the Ministry of Finance in the Kurdistan region to meet the salaries of the region's employees by guaranteeing a deposit provided to the Federal Ministry of Finance, provided that it is settled from the region's dues after their commitment to the provisions of the budget law."

The statement added that "the Ministry of Finance is keen to ensure the financial rights of citizens and all employees in accordance with what is imposed by the controls and instructions stipulated," explaining "Accordingly, the decision of the federal government to disburse financial loans to the Kurdistan Regional Government as salaries for its employees and the representation of the region to coordinate with the banks above for the purpose of signing the Minister of Finance in the Kurdistan Regional Government loan agreement referred to in the decision in question."

The statement pointed out that "the Ministry of Finance applies its procedures in accordance with what was stated in the Federal Budget Law No. 13 of 2023, including securing the financial rights of those who deserve them," stressing "the government's keenness to meet the requirements of employees in the Kurdistan region and implement financial reforms aimed at promoting economic growth."

 

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Finance reveals a loan agreement to pay the region's salaries

• Time: 09/05/2023 23:10:00
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{Local: Al Furat News} The Ministry of Finance revealed, on Tuesday evening, a loan agreement to pay the salaries of employees in the Kurdistan region.

 

And the ministry stated in a statement, which {Euphrates News} received a copy of, that: “Based on the approval of the Council of Ministers and in implementation of what came in its decision No. (23500) in its session held on Sunday, September 3, 2023, the Rafidain and Rasheed banks will sign the loan agreement with the Ministry of Finance in the Kurdistan region To pay the salaries of the region's employees by guaranteeing a deposit submitted to the Federal Ministry of Finance, provided that it is settled from the region's dues after their commitment to the provisions of the budget law.

 

The ministry affirmed "its keenness to guarantee the financial rights of all citizens and employees in accordance with what is imposed by the stipulated controls and instructions, and accordingly, the federal government decided to disburse financial loans to the Kurdistan Regional Government as salaries for its employees, and the representative of the region must coordinate with the above banks for the purpose of signing the loan agreement referred to by the Minister of Finance in the Kurdistan Regional Government." to it in the decision in question.

 

13 of 2023, including securing the financial rights of those who are entitled to it," she said, stressing that "the government is keen to meet the requirements of employees in the Kurdistan region, and to implement financial reforms aimed at promoting economic growth."

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Baghdad announces the provision of a loan to the Kurdistan Region to pay the salaries of employees

2023-09-05 16:11

 

Shafaq News/ The Ministry of Finance announced today, Tuesday, that it has signed a loan agreement with the Kurdistan Region to pay the salaries of its employees.

 

The ministry said in a statement received by Shafaq News agency, "Based on the approval of the Council of Ministers and in implementation of its decision No. (23500) in its session held on Sunday, September 3, 2023, the Rafidain and Rasheed Banks will sign a loan agreement with the Ministry of Finance in Kurdistan Region to pay the salaries of the region's employees." By guaranteeing a deposit submitted by the Federal Ministry of Finance, provided that it is settled from the dues of the region after their commitment to the provisions of the budget law.

 

The ministry added that it is "keen to guarantee the financial rights of all citizens and employees in accordance with what is imposed by the stipulated controls and instructions, and accordingly the federal government's decision came to disburse financial loans to the Kurdistan Regional Government as salaries for its employees," while the region's representative called for "coordination with the banks above for the purpose of signing the Minister of Finance In the Kurdistan Regional Government, the loan agreement referred to in the decision in question.

 

The statement continued, "The Ministry of Finance applies its procedures according to what was stated in the Federal General Budget Law No. 13 of 2023, including securing the financial rights of those who are entitled," noting that "the government is keen to meet the requirements of employees in the Kurdistan Region, and to implement financial reforms aimed at promoting economic growth." ".

 

Earlier today, the Kurdistan Regional Government announced the transfer of 598 billion dinars to it by the federal government to finance employee salaries.

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The region is threatening to resort to the International Tribunal to settle the salaries of employees

• Time: 09/07/2023 14:37:27
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{Politics: Al Furat News} The leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Wafaa Muhammad Karim, said today, Thursday, that the region submitted its appeals to the Federal Court, and in the event that the Federal Court does not resolve the matter, it will be resorting to the International Court to resolve the issue of the region’s employees’ salaries.

 

Karim told {Euphrates News} that "the region's claim for the intervention of the international community in obtaining its entitlement from the federal government came after a series of visits and meetings to resolve the issue of employee salaries, especially after the approval of the budget law and the presence of a group of political parties that impede its implementation."

 

He added, "The region submitted its appeals to the Federal Court, and in the event that the Federal Court does not resolve the matter, it will be resorting to the International Court, which is considered one of the civil options," noting that "the government filed a lawsuit against the region in the Paris Court." 

 

Regarding the export of oil, Karim explained that "the region's oil was exported to Turkey, meaning that it was the one that initiated the lawsuit and resorted to the judiciary, and that we resorted to the international community because Baghdad put the salary file as a political side to put pressure on the region and that it is a legitimate right." 

 

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Iraqi Kurdistan seeks Baghdad’s assistance to meet financial obligations

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The capital of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, Erbil. Photo: Kurdistan24

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Kurdistan region of Iraq urged the federal government in Baghdad to release additional funds to satisfy its financial obligations, including employee salaries.

The main source of income for the Kurdistan region of Iraq used to be oil exports through Turkey.

12.67 percent of the federal budget was added as a supplement to the oil export revenues Iraqi Kurdistan relies on; however, due to disagreements with Baghdad, these federal budget payments have fluctuated throughout the years.

Turkey stopped Iraq’s exports of 450,000 barrels per day through the oil pipeline that extends from the Kurdistan region of Iraq to the Turkish port of Ceyhan on March 25.

The halt of oil exports from the Kurdistan region of Iraq cost the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) billions of dollars.

Turkey’s decision to suspend oil exports followed an arbitration decision issued by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris.

The decision obliged Turkey to pay Baghdad $1.5 billion in compensation for damages caused by the KRG’s export of oil without permission from the federal government in Baghdad between 2014 and 2018.

The KRG began exporting crude oil independently in 2013, a step Baghdad considered illegal.

Baghdad has been transferring money on a monthly basis to the Kurdistan region of Iraq, but the amounts are not sufficient to cover its obligations.

The Iraqi Council of Ministers approved this week a transfer for September, October, and November totaling 500 billion Iraqi dinars (approximately $381 million).

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) said on Wednesday that the amount is less than the 906 billion Iraqi dinar ($691 million) required every month to pay wages.

Thousands of people carrying flags of Iraqi Kurdistan demonstrated on Tuesday in the autonomous region over unpaid civil service salaries, which they blamed on Baghdad, according to the AFP.

The protesters demanded their salaries for the past two months.

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Al-Awadi: The regional government did not deliver oil and non-oil revenues

2023-09-08 | 05:08

 

The government spokesman for Al-Awadi confirmed on Friday that the federal government has fully implemented its financial obligations towards the Kurdistan region.

Al-Awadi stated in a statement received to Al , Sumaria News, that "the Federal Government has fully fulfilled its financial obligations to the territory of Kurdistan He pointed out that "until the end of June, the funds in the region's debt amounted to more than three times the region's share, according to the actual expenditure of the state, while the regional government did not deliver oil and non-oil revenues as required by the federal budget law."

He added that "despite the lack of commitment of the regional government, the federal government took a decision not to hold Iraqi citizens in the region responsible for non-compliance, and we acted as permitted by law to take a decision in Cabinet to lend to the region until its financial problems are duly resolved."

Al-Awadi stressed that "the federal government is keen on the rights of citizens in the region Kurdistan Compliance with federal laws and agreements concluded under the constitution is the shortest way to complete financial transfers and enhance confidence."

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Sulaymaniyah and Halabja employees announce a general strike due to delayed salaries

2023-09-10 05:08

 

Shafaq News/ Employees in Sulaymaniyah and Halabja began a strike on Sunday morning due to the delay in disbursing their salaries for two consecutive months.

 

Shafaq News Agency correspondent in Sulaymaniyah said that the resident doctors at Shar Hospital in Sulaymaniyah boycotted work and demanded that their late salaries be paid, otherwise they would continue the boycott.

 

In this context, a private source told Shafaq News Agency, “Some employees of the Sulaymaniyah Court announced a strike since the early morning hours of today.”

 

According to sources from Halabja Governorate, Halabja Municipality employees went on strike today and demonstrated in front of the Halabja Municipality Presidency, demanding that their late salaries be paid.

 

Yesterday, Sulaymaniyah teachers announced a strike from official working hours, starting on September 13, coinciding with the start of the new school year, and called on government employees to go on strike.

 

The protests and boycott come at a time today, September 10, 2023, and Kurdistan Regional Government employees have not received their salaries for the months of July and August for the current year.

 

Meanwhile, health personnel in Sulaymaniyah gave a 3-day deadline to the regional government to pay the salaries of last August and July, otherwise it will announce a general strike.

 

Hawzin Othman, head of the Health Personnel Syndicate in Sulaymaniyah, said during a press conference attended by Shafaq News, “Due to the delay in disbursing salaries for two consecutive months, we give the central and regional governments three days, and in the event of no response, a general strike will be the option before us until the demands are met.”

 

He added, "The regional government is throwing the ball in the court of the Iraqi government, and we find that the Kurds are partners in the Iraqi government. The President of the Republic, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, the Deputy Prime Minister and four ministers are Kurds. So what is the role of these people in the Iraqi government?"

 

Hausen stressed that "the regional government has neglected the demands of health personnel, and has not met their needs for a period of time. Therefore, we cannot accept the government's excuses."

 

The head of the health cadres union stated that "they are waiting for the disbursement of two salaries, not one salary. Likewise, the two governments must pledge to disburse salaries every 30 days, otherwise a strike will be the first option for the health cadres in Sulaymaniyah."

 

Last Thursday, the Director General of Health in Sulaymaniyah, Sabah Hawrami, warned against doctors and workers boycotting their work due to delayed payment of their salaries.

 

Hawrami said during a press conference attended by Shafaq News Agency, “The delay in disbursing salaries has created a big problem for us, and the matter has put great pressure on us, and doctors and workers in our hospitals may boycott work, which will have a major impact in conjunction with the spread of the cholera epidemic in the governorate and the safety of all.” The patients".

 

Hawrami called on the Minister of Health and the Council of Ministers in the Kurdistan Regional Government to “put health salaries first, and if the salary schedule is changed, we demand that the salaries of several hospitals or health institutions be paid daily in parallel with other ministries,” pointing out the necessity of disbursing the salaries of the Ministry of Health within a week or 10. days".

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Parliament Finance counts the salaries of Kurdistan employees: their value does not exceed 9 trillion annually

Today, 10:16

 

 

Al-Ghad Press / Baghdad

The Parliamentary Finance Committee counted the salaries of Kurdistan Region employees, indicating that they do not exceed 9 trillion dinars per year, while indicating that the salary problem is “technical” and related to the regional government.

 

Committee member MP Mustafa Al-Karaawi said, “This week will witness a meeting in the presence of all parties to discuss the problem of Baghdad and Erbil,” pointing out that “the salaries of employees in the region do not exceed 9 trillion per year.”

 

Al-Karaawi added, "Erbil has not delivered any amounts to the center until this moment, and the problem of employees' salaries is technical and related to the regional government," considering that "Kurdistan's escalation in the salary file could be political pressure related to Kirkuk."

 

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The official spokesman for the Kurdistan government: The issue of salaries should not be mixed with any other topic

The official spokesman for the Kurdistan government: The issue of salaries should not be mixed with any other topic

   

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09/12/2023 | 15:33 - Source: Kurdistan Regional Government

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The official spokesman for the Kurdistan Regional Government, Peshwa Hawrami, confirmed that the region needs 906 billion dinars to pay the salaries of its employees, and the federal government should not mix this issue with any other issue.

 

In statements he made to the Department of Media and Information, Hawrami indicated that “like other regions of Iraq whose employees are currently receiving their salaries for the month of September, the salaries of Kurdistan Region employees were supposed to be sent, who should have received their salaries instead of waiting.”

 

The government spokesman added, “The federal government deleted and withheld the dues for several months of the current year from its plans and did not mention or indicate the 500 billion dinars that will be sent to the Kurdistan Region for a period of 3 months.”

 

It should be noted that the regional government expressed its readiness to negotiate with the federal government in order to provide salaries and financial benefits to the citizens of the region. In addition, it - that is, the regional government - responded to all the questions of the federal government regarding imports of oil and non-oil revenues.

 Department of Media and Information

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Barzani about linking the salaries of the region’s employees to Baghdad: a distortion of federalism

Yesterday, 20:49

 

 

Al-Ghad Press/Erbil
The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, confirmed today, Thursday, that talk about distributing the salaries of Kurdistan employees must be through government institutions, and that the call of some parties to link salaries directly to the federal government threatens to weaken the region’s position and distort the concept of federalism. in Iraq.

Barzani said during the graduation ceremony of the 42nd session of Salah al-Din University in Erbil, followed by Al-Ghad Press, that “we tried with the federal government not to mix the issue of the salaries of the region’s employees with political issues and for the date of delivery of the salaries of the region’s employees to be similar to that of all Iraqi employees, and we stressed at the time that we did not want it to be an issue.” Salaries are not in the news anymore.”

Barzani pointed out that “every employee has the right to receive his salary every month, which is a legitimate and fundamental right, but this issue is being taken in the wrong direction, and the Kurdistan region is a constitutional entity in Iraq, so even if salaries are separated from other issues, they must be distributed through... The relevant institutions in the regional government, and not as some have called for, through an unconstitutional mechanism. The constitutional rights of Kurdistan must be protected and the concept of federalism in Iraq must not be weakened.”

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{My Account}.. an electronic project to facilitate the distribution of salaries to the region’s employees

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{Local: Al-Furat News} The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, visited today, Wednesday, the General Directorate of Erbil Police to follow up on the progress of registration work in the (My Account) project.

 

The Prime Minister said in his speech that the (My Account) project will facilitate the process of distributing the salaries of public sector employees in the region, and its scope will be expanded to include the private sector as well, which will benefit all citizens.

He added that the (My Account) project includes several stages, the first of which began in a hospital a few months ago, and is still progressing successfully. As for the second stage, it was represented by the official announcement of the start of registration in the project on September 3 of last year, and more than 65,000 people have registered for it. person so far.

The Prime Minister expressed his hope that the (My Account) project would include all public sector employees within two years, indicating that the government is seeking to reach an agreement with the participating banks to expand the scope of the project to include the private sector.

He explained that the process began in Erbil, and will soon include Dohuk and Sulaymaniyah, for the benefit of all employees, noting the participation of three banks in the project, with ongoing efforts to agree with other banks to participate in it.

The Prime Minister stated that those registered in the project will soon receive bank cards from banks, which will allow them to withdraw their money from ATMs easily, and this will help facilitate daily transactions for citizens, reduce corruption and money laundering, and ensure the distribution of salaries on time.

He continued: "We are in contact with the federal government, with the Prime Minister, and with the Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, and I informed them that the success of an accounting project in the Kurdistan region will benefit all of Iraq. They were pleased with that, provided many facilities, and expressed their support for us in this regard."

The Prime Minister thanked the Minister of Finance of the Kurdistan Region for his continued support and clear efforts in the project. He also expressed his thanks to the members of the Prime Minister’s Office who worked hard in its implementation. He also praised the role of the Information Technology Department in the Regional Government, which played a major role in the success of the process.
He pointed out that expanding the scope of the (My Account) project to include all employees and the private sector will contribute to enhancing tourism activity, as it will lead to an increase in the use of bank cards instead of cash, which is what many tourists prefer.

The Prime Minister reiterated that the process of digitizing the banking system will contribute significantly to establishing an infrastructure that enhances the stability of the economy in the Kurdistan Region, which will reflect positively on the lives of citizens and the efficiency of the work of banks.