The Iraqi Council of Ministers holds an “extraordinary” session on Sunday to discuss the 2024 budget - 5/14/2024

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The Iraqi Council of Ministers holds an “extraordinary” session on Sunday to discuss the 2024 budget

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2024-05-14 // 09:52

 

 

Shafaq News / 

Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani directed, on Tuesday, to hold an “extraordinary” session of the Council next Sunday, to discuss the federal budget schedules for 2024.

 

This came during his presidency of the twentieth regular session of the Council of Ministers, during which the general situation in the country was discussed, and a number of vital files included within the government’s program were discussed, in addition to considering the topics on the agenda and taking the necessary decisions regarding them.

 

A statement from Al-Sudani's office received by Shafaq News Agency stated that the Prime Minister directed that an extraordinary session of the Council be held next Sunday, May 19, to discuss the federal budget schedules for the year 2024.

 

He also directed the formation of a committee headed by a representative of the Ministry of Planning and membership of representatives of the Ministry of Finance, the Council of Advisors, the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, and the Federal Public Service Council, which will re-examine (the draft Public Service Institute Law) and submit its recommendations within one working month to the Council of Ministers to take the appropriate decision.

 

The Council of Ministers continued to discuss other topics on its agenda. In appreciation of the great sacrifices made by members of the Popular Mobilization Forces in defending Iraq against terrorist gangs, along with the rest of our security forces, the Council voted on the draft service and retirement law for the Mujahideen of the Popular Mobilization Authority. Which was reviewed by the Council of State and referred to the House of Representatives, based on the provisions of the Constitution, taking into account the observations of the Legal Department in the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, after an extensive discussion in the presence of the head of the Popular Mobilization Authority and officials of the Authority, who were hosted in the Council of Ministers.

 

Based on the directives of Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, issued in February 2023, the Council of Ministers approved proceeding with the procedures for evacuating and opening the military zone (known as the Fifth Division) in the holy city of Kadhimiya, and converting its land into recreational, educational and cultural facilities, hotels, hospitals, health and medical centers, sports stadiums, and a center. For civil defense, and cities for visitors, according to an integrated architectural vision, a special conference will be held on this subject, and specialized international companies will be approved to implement these vital and important projects, which will serve the city’s people and visitors. As part of implementing the government’s approach, which aims to restart lagging projects and address the problems and obstacles they face, the following was approved:

 

Firstly: Changing the name of the project (Rehabilitation of the Martyr Othman Al-Obaidi Hall) to become (Rehabilitation of the Martyr Othman Al-Obaidi Hall - Implementation Method: Secretariat), and increasing the total cost of the project.

 

Secondly: Increasing the total cost and the amount of reserve for the project (constructing the second corridor of the road leading to the Tarmiyah district, with a length of 15 km).

 

Third: Increasing the total cost of the project (equipping, installing, inspecting and operating the Al-Kahla secondary mobile in Al-Kahla district). Fourth: Creating a component (the remaining works for the project to expand the Tourism Department building in Holy Karbala/the Center).

 

In the field of the educational sector, and in order to speed up the process of printing textbooks and provide them at the required times, the Council of Ministers approved the recommendations of the Audit Committee regarding the printing of textbooks as follows:

 

1- Authorizing the Ministry of Education to assign (Al-Nahrain General Company) to complete the work of printing school books and notebooks, and excluding it from the contracting methods stipulated in the Instructions for Implementing Government Contracts (2 of 2014) before holding any tender, in order to exploit its full production capacity and rely exclusively on its machines. Provided that the aforementioned Ministry shall provide full support to the company from the Central Education Fund to Al-Nahrain General Company in providing the necessary amounts to purchase the raw materials involved in the printing work at the specified times, in a way that ensures the completion of contracts from the company, in light of the instructions and controls, and is spent from the Fund’s funds.

 

2- Referring the remainder and surplus capacity of the Al-Nahrain General Company, using the public tender method, to the public and private sector printers at an amount of (50%) for each, provided that a schedule worth two billion dinars is allowed for each company, without being restricted by the number of titles, and that the books reach the students within the timings. Determined before the start of the school year.

 

3- Obliging the Ministry of Education to adhere to the financial allocations included in the 2024 estimates tables upon contracting, and the Ministry of Finance must provide funding to ensure the Ministry of Education’s commitment to fulfilling its contractual obligations and delivering books to students within the specified times before the start of the academic year.

 

4- Continuation of implementation of Cabinet Resolution (23424 of 2023) so that the period between referral and signing of the contract will be (5) working days for textbook printing contracts, without the need to issue a warning to the printing press that is reluctant to sign the contracts.

 

The Council of Ministers approved the following:

 

1- The Ministry of Oil contracted with the Military Industrialization Authority to purchase machinery from its financial allocations, provided that the amount required for purchase, amounting to (76.150) billion dinars, would be divided among its extractive companies benefiting from the service of the Energy Police Directorate, in two stages:

 

-The first phase (43.65) billion dinars.

 

The other stage (32.5) billion dinars, regarding the request for an M4 rifle (Babylon), will be considered later. The Ministry of Oil will gift these mechanisms to the Ministry of the Interior for the purposes of the tasks of the Energy Police Directorate, in accordance with the provisions of the instructions to facilitate the implementation of the General Budget Law, as an exception to the requirement that these goods be not purchased during the current year, and surplus to the need of the concerned department, according to the authority stipulated in the aforementioned instructions. above.

 

2. Excluding self-financed, profitable oil companies from operating, from the Resolution of the Committee for the Restructuring of Public State-Owned Companies No. (1 of 2024), provided that the Ministry of the Interior is responsible for the integrity of the procedures, the formation of opening committees, the analysis of bids, and the preparation of estimated costs for the subject of the research decision.

 

A vote was also taken to stop the exceptions granted to the Ministry of Electricity pursuant to Council of Ministers Resolution (24049 of 2024), and any text that conflicts with this decision shall not be implemented.

 

The Council of Ministers reviewed the financial data tables for the state, based on the provisions of the amended Federal Financial Management Law (6 of 2019).

 

The Council also reviewed the annual report for 2023 of the Iraq Assets Recovery Fund, based on the provisions of Article (7) of the amended Iraq Assets Recovery Law (9 of 2012).

 

https://shafaq.com/ar/سیاسة/مجلس-الوزرا-العراقي-يعقد-جلسة-استثنا-ية-الاحد-المقبل-لمناقشة-جداول-الموازنة

[NoviceInvestor]

I know that the Parliamentary Term end date has been extended for another 30 days- when is the due date now of the session end. I haven’t been keeping up with dates etc. 
Thank you in advance. 

[horsesoldier]

Extraordinary=Hey, we all showed up.

Damn straight I'm grumpy.

[JonnyV]

An open falafel buffet bar would attract those do nothings. 

[horsesoldier]

2 hours ago, JonnyV said:

An open falafel buffet bar would attract those do nothings. 

OR.... Lock them up in a room with water only: no bathroom access, no food, NOTHING until they pull the trigger on the IQD.

 

[horsesoldier]

I forgot to include live feed of the proceedings to the entire country with commentary and musical accompaniment when members start their Pee Pee Dancing.

That'll boost ratings.

[BETTYBOOP]

any session outwith the normal scheduled meetings is considered an extraordinary session.

[3n1]

i could have swore a year or so ago iraq stated they had passed a 3 year or so budget only to be tweaked some each year or was that fake news and never happened or completed ... we wait  

[edbeach]

Yes that is what they said, they lie a lot.

[screwball]

4 hours ago, 3n1 said:

i could have swore a year or so ago iraq stated they had passed a 3 year or so budget only to be tweaked some each year or was that fake news and never happened or completed ... we wait  

i believe they did pass a three year budget but it could be tweeked! correct

[JonnyV]

3 minutes ago, screwball said:

i believe they did pass a three year budget but it could be tweeked! correct

 

There is a lot of tweaking going on over there and it’s obviously not the budget. 😳

[screwball]

as i said they have hidden the supplementary budget, the passed general budget for 3 years, and in MHO combined the two but kept the schedules out.  The supplementary budget was to be based on a new rate (as per one article) and factored in social security, welfare, salaries and reconstruction) In IMF words they need to make "sizable fiscal adjustment) and create "fiscal space" to implement this supplementary budget.

[3n1]

1 hour ago, JonnyV said:

 

There is a lot of tweaking going on over there and it’s obviously not the budget. 😳

 

WORD !

[keylime]

2 hours ago, JonnyV said:

 

There is a lot of tweaking going on over there and it’s obviously not the budget. 😳

more like camel twerking

 

[NoviceInvestor]

I hope the sort something out at this extraordinary meeting and RV soon because with the world going digital and banks and businesses refusing cash transactions we may end up with a worthless fist full of dinar. JMO

[Officiallytook]

4 hours ago, NoviceInvestor said:

I hope the sort something out at this extraordinary meeting and RV soon because with the world going digital and banks and businesses refusing cash transactions we may end up with a worthless fist full of dinar. JMO

We will have time to do the dance my only fear is that we'd need to be quick and can't wait for the number we all want if it doesn't launch at the top you know

[screwball]

3 hours ago, Officiallytook said:

We will have time to do the dance my only fear is that we'd need to be quick and can't wait for the number we all want if it doesn't launch at the top you know

yes and you never know we may have to travel...plan for the worst

[southbeach]

1 hour ago, screwball said:

yes and you never know we may have to travel...plan for the worst

Yeah first class preferably Air Bus 

[3n1]

16 hours ago, NoviceInvestor said:

I hope the sort something out at this extraordinary meeting and RV soon because with the world going digital and banks and businesses refusing cash transactions we may end up with a worthless fist full of dinar. JMO

 

if the iqd is legal tender one should or will be able to exchange into what ever currency you want but we or the Iraqis

will not know till the cbi gives that information and revels what their plan is for the currency , even in america that is very digitized there is a need for cash to run alongside electronic ... kinda wish they would speed this up a bit though 🤣🤣

[3n1]

8 hours ago, screwball said:

yes and you never know we may have to travel...plan for the worst

 

airports only allow a certain amount of cash 10K i think to enter or leave airports without declaring the amounts and purpose of having all that cash, i could / can envision that going sideways real fast .... we wait 

[NoviceInvestor]

3 hours ago, 3n1 said:

 

if the iqd is legal tender one should or will be able to exchange into what ever currency you want but we or the Iraqis

will not know till the cbi gives that information and revels what their plan is for the currency , even in america that is very digitized there is a need for cash to run alongside electronic ... kinda wish they would speed this up a bit though 🤣🤣

Thank you, I agree. That cash should alway be able to be used, however I live in Australia and some Banks and Financial institutions are limiting the use of cash and phasing out the depositing and withdrawals  of cash at their branches, From next week I will no longer be able to Withdraw or deposit cash at my Bank. Withdrawals of Cash at Supermarkets is limited now to $200 per transaction. In the town where I live there used to be 5 Banks and a Credit Union now there is one Bank and a Credit Union. That is why I await an RV soon. 
 

[3n1]

51 minutes ago, NoviceInvestor said:

Thank you, I agree. That cash should alway be able to be used, however I live in Australia and some Banks and Financial institutions are limiting the use of cash and phasing out the depositing and withdrawals  of cash at their branches, From next week I will no longer be able to Withdraw or deposit cash at my Bank. Withdrawals of Cash at Supermarkets is limited now to $200 per transaction. In the town where I live there used to be 5 Banks and a Credit Union now there is one Bank and a Credit Union. That is why I await an RV soon. 
 

 

Its all about total control imo and freedom or lack thereof , controlling how one buys and sales and lives kinda sad really 

i dont know much about Australia founding and laws in america we have a constitution and declaration of independence but in recent years it means little to those in authority ill just stop with that ... cheers and all the best to us all....

 

Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" is a well-known phrase from the United States Declaration of Independence. The phrase gives three examples of the unalienable rights which the Declaration says have been given to all humans by their Creator, and which governments are created to protect. Like the other principles in the Declaration of Independence, this phrase is not legally binding, but has been widely referenced and seen as an inspiration for the basis of government

[keylime]

21 hours ago, NoviceInvestor said:

I hope the sort something out at this extraordinary meeting and RV soon because with the world going digital and banks and businesses refusing cash transactions we may end up with a worthless fist full of dinar. JMO

We already have that

[Officiallytook]

6 hours ago, 3n1 said:

 

if the iqd is legal tender one should or will be able to exchange into what ever currency you want but we or the Iraqis

will not know till the cbi gives that information and revels what their plan is for the currency , even in america that is very digitized there is a need for cash to run alongside electronic ... kinda wish they would speed this up a bit though 🤣🤣

My hopes

[screwball]

55 minutes ago, Officiallytook said:

My hopes

we all hopes........i honestly believe with calls for floats, imf telling them to get going with currency reforms and talks of budget schedules that this is leading to a rate change!!!!!

Edited May 18 by screwball