Controversy over the seriousness of approving the salary scale.. and deputies: We are determined to

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[size=52]Controversy over the seriousness of approving the salary scale.. and deputies: We are determined to pass it[/size]

[size=45]Talk about the salary scale continues to occupy public opinion, and while parliamentary circles assert that they are exerting pressure for its approval, while others see that this scale is ink on paper, ruling out that it will be approved because it causes a large deficit in the budget.[/size]
[size=45]During the past hours, the media circulated statements by members of the Finance Committee that Finance Minister Taif Sami said that she had heard about the salary scale in the media.[/size]
[size=45]The ministry had stated in a previous statement that Sami had not made a statement regarding the salary scale, and the statement stressed at the time that “the issue of amending the salary scale is one of the powers of the committee formed by the Diwani order, and it is the only authority authorized to consider amending the law and not the Ministry of Finance as it is an executive body only.” The statement called, “the professional media to be accurate and take into account credibility in reporting news and statements, and to adopt accurate information from its official sources.” For his part, Representative Salem Al-Anbuge identified a set of priorities that must be provided for the success of the salary scale in Iraqi state institutions.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Anbuge said, "The disparity in salaries and dues between the institutions and departments of the Iraqi state is a grave mistake that has accumulated for many years."[/size]
[size=45]He added, "The salary scale is a must and we strongly support it, because it is the beginning of creating a fair environment for all employees."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Anbuge pointed out, to "three important precedents that determine the birth of the expected salary scale, the most prominent of which is to study it in a transparent manner, and that it be a reform path, not electoral propaganda, and that it does not lead to shackling the state because it is a permanent law, not a temporary one."[/size]
[size=45]At the same time, he stressed that "the government will succeed in this path because it listens to all opinions and has a road map in this direction."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Anbuge pointed out, "The salary scale is a legitimate request, but it must be implemented according to mechanisms that are fair to everyone and push to achieve high levels of justice in salaries and benefits, regardless of the names of ministries and government institutions."[/size]
[size=45]However, former MP Mahmoud Al-Hassan stated, “There are many questions, pressures, and interferences that impede the process of completing the decision to amend the salary scale,” and he believed that “the endeavor to complete the amendment of the new salary scale has not been serious until the present time.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Hassan added, "The huge budget deficit that was proposed will be the most prominent obstacle to completing the amendment."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out, "This ladder is still ink on paper, and there are no advanced steps that suggest the imminent completion of the amendment to it by the relevant authorities."[/size]
[size=45]At the same time, Representative Asaad Muhammad stated, "There is a movement by members of the House of Representatives towards supporting the completion of the amendment of the new salary scale by the Council of Ministers."[/size]
[size=45]And Muhammad continued, "The completion of the new amendment proposed by the Council of Ministers represents an economic opportunity for employees who will benefit from the new proposal for peace if it is completed in the coming period, especially the ministries that suffer from low monthly salaries."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out, "There is a clear seriousness from most of the political blocs in completing the amendment to the new peace that will appear in the coming days."[/size]
[size=45]Meanwhile, Representative Jassim Al-Moussawi stated, “Modifying the salary scale is the government’s responsibility, and the House of Representatives has nothing to do with it.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Moussawi said, "The salary scale is subject to the assessment and calculations of the federal government, as the government's general direction is moving towards raising the percentage of low salaries and fairness to their owners."[/size]
[size=45]He added, "Modifying the salary scale is within the competence of the government, as Parliament has worked to authorize the government to raise the percentage of low salaries in order to provide fairness to the lowest-paid segment."[/size]
[size=45]And Representative Atwan Al-Atwani confirms, “Proceeding with steps to amend the salary scale of state employees in a way that achieves justice,” noting that “the new salary scale is currently presented to a committee of experts to give a final opinion, and then it is transferred to the Council of Ministers for approval.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Atwani continued, "The new scale determines the increase in the salaries of the lower grades, as it will be 150%."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out, "The minimum nominal salary (the tenth grade) will be 425,000 dinars, and thus, according to the new law, 50% allowances will be granted to improve living for all employees."[/size]
[size=45]However, professor of economics, Nabil Al-Marsoumi, stated that “if the executive and legislative authorities are serious about preparing a new salary scale that achieves a kind of social justice among employees, then this can be achieved without adding new financial allocations to the general budget.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Marsoumi continued, “This is done by canceling the duplicate and double salaries that are paid to some groups of society for political reasons, as well as reducing the salaries and allowances of special grades and some categories of employees in higher grades, and using the financial surplus achieved to raise the salaries of the lower segments of employees to achieve a kind of balance in salaries.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Marsoumi pointed out, “If the matter is otherwise, then this requires adding 11 trillion dinars to cover the costs of the new ladder, and the government and the Finance Committee must include it in the 2023 budget.”[/size]
[size=45]A few days ago, the Iraqi governorates witnessed demonstrations by a number of employees, calling for unifying the salary scale and eliminating the differences in allocations between one ministry and another.[/size]
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