Iraq is about to cut the share of Kurdistan from the budget of 2018 "fully"

by **Ponee** Wed Oct 11, 2017 1:05 pm

In a hint to a new punitive action against Kurdistan ...

Iraq is about to cut the share of Kurdistan from the budget of 2018 "fully" 09aac0d85c8882beb9f05bfe3e0c733a_L

In a hint to new punitive measures, against the Kurdistan Region The Finance Committee in the Iraqi parliament, expressed the intention of Baghdad to cut the share of the Kurdistan region of the federal budget for the year 2018 in full after the referendum on independence from Iraq on 25 September last, stressing that the budget of the region will be the subject of disagreement Within the federal government.

The member of the Committee Hossam Aqabi, "The share of the Kurdistan region in the budget of 2018 will be the subject of disagreement in the government and the Iraqi parliament."
He added that "the government will not cut the rate that will affect the lives of the Kurdish citizen of the budget of 2018, such as the ration ration," stressing that "will be deducted the percentage that have to do with strengthening the government of Kurdistan," he said.

The Iraqi government has taken a series of measures and punitive decisions against the Kurdistan Region after the referendum on independence, and despite the fact that they are collective punishments and have a direct negative impact on the lives of citizens in the province, but Baghdad denies that and says that its sanctions do not target citizens, without explaining how.

Baghdad has cut the share of Kurdistan from the federal budget since the beginning of 2014 by a decision of former Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

Rawezh Muhamad
11/10/2017 - 14:15
Economy / Kurdistan

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by **Ponee** Wed Oct 11, 2017 1:08 pm

Parliament is considering canceling deductions in 2018
October 11, 2017

Baghdad - Journal News
The parliamentary finance committee denied on Wednesday the cancellation of deductions from salaries of employees, stressing that it will work to cancel the budget next year.
"There is a misunderstanding of the recent statement by the Federal Court on deductions from employees' salaries amounting to 3.8 percent," said committee member Hossam al-Aqabi. "The court's view of canceling deductions is unconstitutional."

He added that "the Federal Court explained that the statement has interpreted the subject wrongly after the overlap between the articles of the federal budget," pointing out that the Finance Committee will work to cancel deductions in the budget of 2018.

He pointed out that "the price of oil began to improve over the past three months where the price of a barrel of oil $ 50, and when the price remains at this level will be able to budget to cover the salaries of employees and retirees and victims of terrorism, as well as to cover the expenses of ministries and licensing tours."

The Federal Court issued a statement earlier in which it stressed the need to cancel deductions from salaries of employees because they are unconstitutional.
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Iraq is about to cut the share of Kurdistan from the budget of 2018 "fully"