Cabinet decisions for today's session, which included the allocation of 500 million dinars to pay hotel wages

The Council of Ministers headed by Mustafa Al-Kazemi
 
09/07/2021

Economy News - Baghdad

Today, Tuesday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi presided over the thirty-fourth regular session of the Council of Ministers, in which a number of issues and developments in the country were discussed, topics on the agenda were discussed, and decisions were issued .

During the session, the Prime Minister stressed the importance of integrative work between state institutions; In order to achieve the desired goals and push the wheel of development forward, in a way that contributes to upgrading the reality of the country, and its repercussions on the lives of citizens .

His Excellency affirmed that full readiness has been reached with regard to holding the elections next October, after the government fulfilled its obligations and completed all the requirements of the technical and security electoral process, calling on political forces and social activities to push towards urging citizens to participate broadly in the elections .

During the session, the epidemiological report of the Corona pandemic was reviewed, and the developments in the work of the Committee to Strengthen Government Actions in the Fields of Health Awareness Prevention and Control; To limit the spread of the virus, the preventive measures taken by the Ministry of Health to confront the pandemic, and its efforts to provide vaccines to citizens through vaccination outlets .

After discussing the topics on the agenda, the Council of Ministers issued the following decisions :

First/ Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi directed the Budget Preparation Committee to include the budget law for 2022, the amounts necessary to conduct the general population census within the budget of the Ministry of Planning .

Second / The Ministry of Finance allocates an amount of (3) billion dinars, only three billion dinars, to the Holy Karbala governorate from the emergency reserve, according to what was stated in the governorate’s books numbered (5983) and (5984) on September 4, 2021 .

Third / Amending Paragraph (5) of Cabinet Resolution (158 of 2021), to become as follows :

- It is sufficient to bring Iraqis coming from India, a negative PCR examination , which was conducted within (72) hours before their entry to Iraq, with a pledge to quarantine them at home (10) days, and ensure that they are free of symptoms of the disease before allowing them to mix with others .

Fourth / The Ministry of Finance allocates an amount of (500,000,000) dinars, only five hundred million dinars, to the Ministry of Health / Baghdad Health Department / Rusafa, as a matter of emergency; To pay hotel fees designated for quarantining arrivals from travel; To prevent the spread of the Corona virus, and pay them the received oxygen dues to the People's Medical Clinics Department .

fifth /

1 - authorize the Director General of the General Directorate of Water in the Ministry of Construction and Housing, Municipalities and Public Works, the validity of the contract signing and exchange with a consortium of companies jointly and severally (SAMSUN MAKINASINAYI -BIWATER-WOOD Group- satisfaction Group), on a project (desalination of sea water in the Basra governorate), according to The study submitted by the Austrian consultant (ILF) , who is contracting with the ministry, and the implementation of the project will be under the supervision and follow-up of the above consultant .

2 - Authorizing the Ministry of Construction, Housing, Municipalities and Public Works, the authority to appoint an international legal consultancy company for the purpose of preparing and auditing everything related to the contractual matters of the project .

3 - assigned to the bank of the Iraqi Trade (TBI) manage all required project funding from the British loan and organization of work, and coordination with the British Export Corporation (UKEF) , and any other financial institution linked to the financing of the project, to be within the bank functions defined by law .

Sixth / approval of the following :

1 - Adoption of the attached recommendations of the committee composed of the Ministry of Transport linking its book to the number (19227 dated August 17, 2021) regarding discussions with the Italian company PEG to present the technical and commercial offer for the preparation of an integrated study; To develop the railway sector in conjunction with the establishment of the Great Port of Faw .

2 - Excluding the referral of a project (preparing an integrated study for the development of the railway sector, in conjunction with the establishment of the Grand Port of Faw to the Italian company PEG ) from the contracting methods stipulated in the instructions for implementing government contracts No. 2 of 2014), and the aforementioned methods in the instructions for implementing the general budget Federal, based on Cabinet Resolution (222 of 2021 ).

VII /

The Independent High Electoral Commission may seek the assistance of the required numbers of employees (teachers, teachers and other job titles), working in schools used as registration or polling centers for a period not exceeding one month, provided that they do not quit working in the Independent High Electoral Commission without its approval .

- Obligating ministries and agencies not associated with a ministry to implement this decision .

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