Parliamentary economist calls on the government to develop a strategy to combat unemployment

Parliamentary economist calls on the government to develop a strategy to combat unemployment



25-08-2019 10:57 AM

Information / Baghdad

The Committee on Economy and Investment, on Sunday, called on the government to develop a strategy to protect the domestic product and end the rising unemployment in Iraq, noting that the government failed to implement most of the current budget clubs in the field of investment.

Committee member Nada Shaker Jawdat told Al-Akhbariya that "next year's budget will include the allocation of huge amounts of investment in the field of industry and agriculture in order to reduce dependence on oil and world prices."

She added that "the wave of popular and youth discontent is increasing demands for job opportunities in the government sector, which requires a serious pause from parliament and the government to improve the reality of factories and operation as well as increased spending on agriculture."

"The government has failed to implement the current budget provisions on reducing dependence on oil despite achievements in the field of agriculture, but it has not succeeded in improving the reality of factories and turn them into winners," Jawdat said.

Indicating that "next year's budget will include increased support for the domestic product and the addition of other products on the list of government bans to allow them to compete in the local market, especially the food and agricultural industry."

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