Omid Sabah: The budget law was written to avenge the region's constitutional rights

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[size=52]Omid Sabah: The budget law was written to avenge the region's constitutional rights[/size]

[size=45][You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]The head of the Diwan of the Kurdistan Region Council of Ministers, Omid Sabah, confirmed that the budget law was written to take revenge on the constitutional rights of the Kurdistan Region.[/size]
[size=45]Sabah said during a press conference on Monday, "There are two main reasons behind this situation, the first is the budget law approved by the Iraqi parliament, which constituted the biggest blow to the constitutional achievements of the Kurdistan Region."[/size]
[size=45]The second reason is “the way the Iraqi Ministry of Finance understands the budget law and applies it according to its whim, which is worse than the budget law itself.”[/size]
[size=45]In addition, Sabah indicated that the region's share in the federal budget law is about 16 trillion dinars, but the Federal Ministry of Finance says it is only 8 trillion dinars.[/size]
[size=45]Stressing that these two figures "do not correspond to the financial dues of the Kurdistan Region."[/size]
[size=45]Regarding the salaries of the region's employees, Sabah pointed out that in all the talks, "guaranteeing employees' salaries was at the forefront of priorities, but the federal government has not yet pledged to pay them, knowing that it is a constitutional right."[/size]
[size=45]He said: The Iraqi government treats the Kurdistan Region as a province, even more harshly than it deals with the provinces, and considers the region less deserving, which we categorically reject.[/size]
[size=45]Regarding Baghdad's decision to send an amount of 500 billion to the region, the Chief of the Cabinet Office considered that "it was a unilateral decision and did not consult with the regional government, neither about the amount nor how to send it."[/size]
[size=45]He said: We have never agreed on this amount in previous meetings, except for other necessary expenses.[/size]
[size=45]Regarding the next step for the region, Sabah said: The Council of Ministers will meet under the chairmanship of Masrour Barzani and the presence of all members of the Council, to discuss the next step and how to deal with this situation.[/size]
[size=45]He added: The Kurdistan government will not close the door to negotiations with the Iraqi government, but the official position will be determined in the upcoming meetings.[/size]
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