After the ministry does not deny the parliamentary finance, the leaked party reveals the draft budget ("the exchange rate of the dollar on the local market rose in a frenzy and exceeded 1,300 dinars")

Time: 12/17/2020 23:33:55
 
{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The reporter of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Ahmed Al-Saffar, warned of the repercussions of the approval of the draft federal budget law for 2021 on the national economy in the form of the leaked version by the media.

Al-Saffar said in a televised statement: "Sources in the Ministry of Finance leaked the budget, which was a deliberate act to feel the pulse of the street about it."

He stressed that "the draft budget is unofficial and what is happening now will lead to great inflation," noting that "inflation is borne by the employee and the owners of limited income and real estate owners {rents}."

He stressed, "It is necessary to reduce the volume of expenditures in the budget and not to pass according to the current draft," noting that "there are resources that can be invested more effectively, such as outlets and non-oil imports."

"It is not possible to accept double salaries and impose a tax on those with one salary," Al-Saffar said.

It is noteworthy that a copy of the draft fiscal budget for 2021, leaked this morning to the media and social networking sites, sparked widespread controversy and turmoil in the foreign currency market, as the exchange rate of the dollar on the local market rose in a frenzy and exceeded 1,300 dinars.

For its part, the Finance Ministry did not deny the wording of the leaked budget draft, which further fueled speculation about its authenticity.

In a statement, the Euphrates News, a copy of it, the ministry expressed its "resentment and deep regret at the unauthorized publication of the draft budget for 2021," indicating that "budget preparation is a complex technical process that includes many ministries, government institutions and international agencies concerned with the budget."

She explained that "launching it to the media prematurely is an irresponsible act to a large extent, and this may precede the possibility of ministers to comment impartially on the draft budget and amend it at a special budget session scheduled to be held next Saturday."

The Ministry of Finance called on everyone not to pay attention to the exciting statements related to the budget that may arise during the next two days, stressing that “discussing the budget in the Council of Ministers and then sending it to the House of Representatives is the correct approach and framework for discussion and deliberation regarding the budget, not the social media, which may be Be full of inaccurate news. "

Ammar Al-Masoudi

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