Prime Minister "absent" from a meeting allocated by Parliament to defend himself

Prime Minister "absent" from a meeting allocated by Parliament to defend himself


 Baghdad / term

Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi did not attend the parliament session, for Thursday, which asked for the presidency of the House of Representatives impeached him to attend to all charges raised by manipulating the chapters of the budget.
The face - Abadi, during the weekly press conference, vitriolic accusations to Parliament , criticizing the Finance Committee redeploy 50 billion dinars from the chapters of the budget are described Balkhva to secure the salaries and allowances of members of Parliament.
The prime minister defended criticism of his government because of its appeal to paragraph 21 in the general budget for 2017
and select a parliament session Thursday to host the Prime Minister in order to discuss about the charges cited by.
Finance Committee responded to the accusations of the prime minister asking about the reason for the appeal to reduce the deductions of employees ' salaries, and described the appeal to review oil contracts for licenses as "suspicious and suspicion."
The President of the House of Representatives Saleem al - Jubouri, on Thursday, for " the formation of an investigative committee in order to clarify matters relating to the federal financial budget , " noting that " the Committee 's membership includes both the House of Representatives Faleh sarees and Magda Tamimi and Haitham al - Jubouri and Masood Haider and pros Hamadoun and Jabbar al - Abadi, Iman al - Obeidi and Bahauddin and Nora Albjara. "
In turn , the Parliamentary Finance Committee denied accusations of Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi, get on transfers in the current budget, in order to pay the salaries of members of the House of Representatives.
Committee Chairman Mohammed al - Halbusi, according to a statement of the parliamentary department received (range) a copy of it, that " the current budget of the House of Representatives less than the budgets of the Council in the past five years."
He Halbusi that "transfers that took place in the budget of about 52 billion dinars were to cover the salaries of the staff the House of Representatives after a reduction of their salaries , especially since the Council of Ministers allocated amount is not enough to cover their salaries."
Chairman of the Finance Committee and added that "most of what appealed by the government of the materials in the federal budget were owned by large segments of the Iraqis first and foremost try to raise the salaries of staff cut from 3.8% to 4.8% , which overwhelms staff", calling on the Council of Ministers to "reconsider appeal report on the budget. "
For his part, Deputy Chairman of the Finance Committee MP Faleh applicable, that Abadi , "focused on the simple partial to appeal to budget baseless materials , " adding that " the total amount spent during the years 2016 to members of the House of Representatives reached 37 billion and 200 million dinars" .
In turn , he explained the government 's representative in the House of Representatives Torhan Mufti that " the Council of Ministers gives the necessary priority to the needs and basic services and to ensure salaries and cover the expenses of the weapon in the war against terrorism."
In turn questioned the MP on the Keywords for , "added House of Representatives for the accommodation of the amount."
Furthermore, MP Masood Haider said , "confirmed 270 billion dinars has transfers were within the legal contexts of the service areas which affect the lives of citizens."
In its response to the interventions of the House of Representatives, the Finance Committee pointed out that " the redeployment of 220 billion and another 50 billion from the Ministry of fiscal excess allocations of the total 2 trillion dinars, some of which went to the counter - terrorism apparatus worth 25 billion dinars , " noting that he " had been resolved salaries within the decision All 282 House members and 54 billion were transfers were to fill the House of Representatives staff salaries for two months only. "
At the same meeting, the President of the House of Representatives revealed , " the receipt of an official letter from the Commission on the date of March 14, included not received a formal letter from the House of Representatives on the determination on March 16, a date for questioning , " noting that "what is not mentioned by the Presidency of the Council of Representatives at the meeting is a formal announcement of it. "
Jubouri that " the election commission submitted a report on the medical examination of the Chairperson of the Commission, and was awarded another medical leave for 30 days from the Azadi hospital in Dohuk , " pointing out that " the Commission proposed to be April 24, a date for questioning after not communicated officially."
Speaker of Parliament stressed that "will set a date for questioning President of the Supreme Commission for Elections, in the absence of his presence and will be questioning in absentia , " pointing to " the receipt of parliament to ask for a parliamentary tray dismissal of the CMC on the agenda of the next meeting 's agenda, as well as the 30th of the current month deadline formally questioned the Minister of
Health. "


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