Parliamentary insistence on approving the budget and social security after the parliament recess

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[size=52]Parliamentary insistence on approving the budget and social security after the parliament recess[/size]

[size=45]Baghdad / Hussein Hatem[/size]
[size=45]The House of Representatives intends to pass many important laws after the end of the legislative recess, on top of which will be the draft public financial budget law and the social security and retirement law for workers.[/size]
[size=45]And the Presidency of the House of Representatives announced, on Thursday, the end of the second legislative term for the first legislative year, and the House of Representatives media department stated in a statement received by (Al-Mada), that “the Presidency of the House of Representatives announced the end of the second legislative term / the first legislative year / the fifth electoral cycle.”[/size]
[size=45]A member of the House of Representatives, Jassim Al-Moussawi, said in an interview with (Al-Mada), that “Parliament intends to legislate several important laws after the end of the legislative recess, especially the laws that were read, first and second readings, and remained awaiting resolution during the last legislative term.” He added, "One of the most important laws that the House of Representatives seeks to vote on is the draft law on the general financial budget during the next legislative term, after studying and preparing it in a way that suits the needs of the country." Al-Moussawi pointed out, “Among the important laws that the House of Representatives seeks to legislate is the Social Security and Retirement Law for Workers, in addition to other laws related to people with special needs.”[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out, "The Social Security and Retirement Law for Workers is one of the very important laws for the next stage, as it includes a large segment of Iraqi society represented by 90% of women and men."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Moussawi explained, “The Social Security and Retirement Law leads to fairness for large groups of segments and equalizes rights between government jobs and the private sector.”[/size]
[size=45]In turn, the other representative, Aref Al-Hamami, said in an interview with (Al-Mada) that “the House of Representatives seeks to pass important laws that are in the interest of the citizen, during the new legislative term, after the end of the legislative recess next month.”[/size]
[size=45]He added, "One of the most prominent laws that the deputies will focus on is the Social Security Law, the amendment of the retirement law, the election law, as well as the draft general financial budget for the year 2023."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Hamami explained, "The Social Security and Retirement Law will enhance the salaries of retirees and workers, and touch the poor class of society."[/size]
[size=45]He stressed, "The retirement and social security law is very important because it concerns the middle and poor classes of society," noting that "the law does not need political consensus in its approval because it includes all the Iraqi people."[/size]
[size=45]For his part, Representative Amer Al-Faez said, in a televised interview followed by (Al-Mada), that “any law enacted during the legislative recess is considered unconstitutional, since this recess is mandatory.”[/size]
[size=45]He added, "The current legislative year has been lagging behind for various reasons, including Corona and the political repercussions, as the parliament has only witnessed a session for two months only during the current year." The winner indicated that "many members within the committees do not vote on them, and this means that he is not entitled to vote within the council, in addition to that the committees are not yet complete."[/size]
[size=45]The winner stressed that "the legislative recess does not mean that a parliamentary session cannot be held, but there will be no vote, and the holiday can be used to prepare laws and decisions." On a related note, Representative Hussein Arab said, "The Parliamentary Action Committee is taking steps parallel to those of the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs regarding the ministry's reforms, and we are in constant contact with them."[/size]
[size=45]He added, "There are two important laws that we will work on enacting in the coming period and after the end of the legislative recess, which are social security and the law for people with disabilities and child protection," noting that "the legislation of these two laws will constitute a qualitative leap in the work of the Ministry of Labor in the next stage." Citizens' hopes relate to resolving political differences and voting on the next budget. The service, health and living conditions cannot bear a new year without financial allocations or a budget, as Iraq did not approve the 2022 draft budget due to the political crisis that erupted after the elections and left the country without a government for a full year. And the Parliamentary Finance Committee expected that the size of the next year’s budget would reach 150 billion dollars, at a time when Iraq depends on oil, financing 97 percent of its budget.[/size]
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