Parliamentary Finance: The budget entered into force and the President of the Republic has no authority to reject it

by **Ponee** Fri Mar 16, 2018 5:51 pm

Baghdad today – special The parliamentary finance committee suspended on Friday the refusal of President Fuad Masum to ratify the law of the budget of 2018, voted by the House of Representatives.

"There is no authority for the president of the republic to reject the budget law or any law voted by the House of Representatives, and infallible knows it well," said member of the Committee Jabbar al-Abbadi, in an interview with (Baghdad today), noting that "the budget came into force, "He said. Abadi added that "the Presidency of the Council of Representatives will respond to President Fuad Masum in an official letter, and tell him that he has no authority to veto the budget law, the goals of the re-budget by the infallible and clear to all and need no explanation," stressing that "to this moment does not exist Any appeals to the budget or its materials by any party at the Federal Court.

" Last Tuesday, President Fuad Masum refused to approve the 2018 budget and ordered it to be returned to the House of Representatives. "The President of the Republic Fuad Masum, refused to ratify the budget of 2018, voted by the parliament," noting that "ordered the return to the House of Representatives."

"The reason for the non-ratification, because it contains irregularities, and was returned to parliament."

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