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    The Iraqi government issues a number of new decisions - Urgent

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    The Iraqi government issues a number of new decisions - Urgent Empty The Iraqi government issues a number of new decisions - Urgent

    Post by Rocky Wed 26 Jul 2023, 4:23 am

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    Baghdad today - Baghdad
    Today, Tuesday (July 25, 2023), the Iraqi Council of Ministers took a number of decisions in various sectors, including drafting a bill against hatred and submitting it to international organizations, as well as several decisions in the energy sector.
    The media office of the Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia'a al-Sudani, stated in a statement received by "Baghdad Today", that he "presided over the 30th regular session of the Council of Ministers, and the session witnessed a review of the issue of the attack by burning the Holy Qur'an and the Iraqi flag, and the repercussions that resulted from it.
     According to the statement, the foreign minister gave "an explanation of Iraq's important role in combating hate speech and the repercussions of burning the Holy Qur'an, in addition to reviewing the topic of the next meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference."

    During the session, they discussed developments in the general situation in the country, and work to accelerate the pace of implementation of the priorities of the government program, in addition to discussing the topics on the agenda, and issuing decisions and recommendations related to them.

    The statement indicated that "the session witnessed the approval of a draft law on official holidays, and its referral to the House of Representatives, based on the provisions of the constitution, taking into account the following:
    1. Cancellation of the directive of the former Council of Ministers, taken in its twelfth regular session, held on March 14, 2017, regarding the draft law on public holidays.
    2. Cancellation of Cabinet Resolution (11 of 2018) regarding the amendment of the draft law on official holidays.

    With regard to the provision of ration card items and the delivery of farmers’ dues, it was decided that the Ministry of Finance allocate one trillion dinars to purchase the ration card items, and allocate an amount of (1790837000000) dinars, one trillion seven hundred and ninety billion, eight hundred and thirty-seven million dinars, to pay farmers’ dues, for the wheat and barley crops, for the 2023 season, according to Article (60) of the Federal General Budget Law 13 of 2023.

    In the energy file, the recommendation of the Energy Ministerial Council (23057i) for the year 2023 was approved, regarding writing off the tax deposit debts owed by the Ministry of Electricity for the contract of the South Korean (STX) company, according to the following: 
    - Waiver of the right of the federal government regarding the deduction of the amount of tax deposits owed by the Ministry of Electricity, achieved from the implementation of Contract No. (40) in the interest of the ministry, amounting to (14,344,675.8) dollars, only fourteen million three hundred and forty-four thousand six hundred and seventy-five dollars; Based on the provisions of the amended Federal Financial Management Law No. (6) of 2019, by securing the amount from the allocations for maintenance of electric stations allocated within the budget of the Ministry of Electricity for the year 2023 and allocated to the two companies (Siemens and General Electric), provided that it is paid to the General Authority for Taxes.

    The Council also approved the recommendation of the Ministerial Council for Energy (23058 I) for the year 2023 regarding solar energy projects, which included amending the second paragraph of the Cabinet Resolution (312 for the year 2021), which includes approving the recommendation of the Ministerial Council for Energy (100 for the year 2021) regarding the renewable energy report to become as follows:
    Ministries and agencies not associated with a ministry and all local governments shall facilitate the procedures for allocating the lands required in accordance with the amended Expropriation Law (12 of 1981) for the implementation of renewable energy projects, so that the lease contract for that station is with the Ministry of Electricity and not with the land-owning entity, according to what was stated in the Ministry of Electricity’s letter, provided that the rent amounts collected from the Ministry of Electricity are transferred to the entity that owns the land.

    The Council also agreed to authorize the Minister of Finance, or whomever she authorizes, to sign the loan agreement, exchanged letters, written notes, minutes of discussions and financing terms for the Basra Refinery Development Project - the fifth loan, the FCC catalyst cracking unit, based on the provisions of the general budget law for the three fiscal years.

    The session witnessed a discussion of a number of different topics presented on the agenda, and the following decisions were taken regarding them:
    First / Approval of the recommendation of the Ministerial Council of Economy No. (230114 s) regarding the cancellation of Iraq's commitment agreement with the COVAX facility, regarding the remaining vaccines of the Corona pandemic, as it stipulated the cancellation of the commitment agreement for Iraq in return for paying the fees for terminating the agreement with manufacturers (GAVI), according to the request of the Ministry of Health, as it is the technical authority specialized in this issue, after examining the procedures of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in this regard.
    Second / Approval of the entry into force of a memorandum of understanding between the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the government of the Republic of Iraq, and the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, regarding exemption from entry visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and official passports (service and private) signed in the capital, Baghdad, on June 5, 2023, based on the decision of the Council of Ministers (245 of 2022), provided that the memorandum of understanding, the subject of the research, is amended to include the formula referred to in the aforementioned Cabinet decision, which It stipulated: (Citizens of both contracting parties who hold valid diplomatic, service and private passports are exempted from requesting entry and exit visas or transit through the territory of the other contracting party, and residing in it for a period not exceeding (30) days from the date of their entry).
    Third: Approving the draft law of the first amendment to the Civil Defense Law (44 of 2013), which was audited by the State Council, and referred to the House of Representatives, in accordance with the provisions of the constitution.
    Fourth / amending Legislative Resolution (767) of 1987 regarding the inclusion of foreign owners of development projects inside Iraq with customs and tax exemptions, so that the decision is inclusive for Iraqi owners of development projects, and the advisor to the Prime Minister for Economic Affairs coordinates with the Ministry of Planning to submit a proposal to identify development projects mentioned in the aforementioned decision, and the head of the legal department in the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers and the Director General of the General Authority for Taxes are added, in determining the aforementioned.
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