The region feels disappointed and disagreements over the budget escalate before it is approved

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[size=52]The region feels disappointed and disagreements over the budget escalate before it is approved[/size]

[size=45]May 27, 2023
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Masoud Haidar warns against returning to the spiral of instability
Erbil - Farid Hassan[/size]
[size=45]For his part, the head of the regional government, Masrour Barzani, confirmed that the agreement reached with Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani is the cornerstone of cooperation between Erbil and Baghdad. He said in a tweet on Twitter, which Al-Zaman followed yesterday, that (a group in the Parliamentary Finance Committee made changes to the draft budget, violating a prior agreement we concluded with Al-Sudani), stressing that (the agreement, which is the cornerstone of cooperation between Erbil and Baghdad, and all parties must respect its provisions ). In turn, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance, Masoud Haider, said in a tweet on Twitter, which was followed by (Al-Zaman) yesterday, that (violating the government curriculum that the House of Representatives voted on and the federal government and the Prime Minister are working on with great care to address all problems, including between the region and Baghdad, will return Iraq and all Iraqis to a point Zero and the spiral of political instability.” He added, “The government curriculum is a parliamentary mandate for the government.” While the deputies in the National Union renewed their confirmation of attending the voting session on the budget and that any delay in the process of approving it will affect citizens, whether in the region or other governorates. Last Thursday, the Parliamentary Finance Committee voted to oblige the region to pay 10 percent on a monthly basis from the salaries deducted to its employees. The procedure came as part of the committee's amendments to the budget law, which are being discussed within the committee in preparation for submission to parliament for approval. The expert, Hussein Al-Asadi, suggested in a statement followed by Al-Zaman yesterday to (the committee treating the region as the provinces in handing over oil and non-oil imports, including the imports of border crossings and other imports, and it is handed over to the federal government and counted as a final revenue for it). The procedure came as part of the committee's amendments to the budget law, which are being discussed within the committee in preparation for submission to parliament for approval. The expert, Hussein Al-Asadi, suggested in a statement followed by Al-Zaman yesterday to (the committee treating the region as the provinces in handing over oil and non-oil imports, including imports from border crossings and other imports, and it is handed over to the federal government and counted as a final revenue for it). The procedure came as part of the committee's amendments to the budget law, which are being discussed within the committee in preparation for submission to parliament for approval. The expert, Hussein Al-Asadi, suggested in a statement followed by Al-Zaman yesterday to (the committee treating the region as the provinces in handing over oil and non-oil imports, including imports from border crossings and other imports, and it is handed over to the federal government and counted as a final revenue for it).[/size]
[size=45]Stressing (the necessity for the region to abide by the implementation of the Federal Court’s decision regarding handing over all oil production from the oil fields), and added that (the region constitutes 12.67 percent of the population, then the manpower table attached to the budget law is corrected on the basis of this percentage, especially in higher grades Likewise, the federal government is not entitled to deliver any of the federal imports to the region except after confirming its commitment to settling all dues from 2004 to 2023).[/size]
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