Iraqi lawmakers reject austerity
Iraqi lawmakers reject austerity
12/06/2014
Three presidencies (House of Representatives and Minister of the Republic), decisions to reduce salaries by half within the framework of government austerity measures taken.
BAGHDAD – said Imad Youkhana Iraqi Parliament rapporteur on Saturday, that the decisions taken by the three presidencies that (House of Representatives and Minister of the Republic), to reduce the salaries of 50% within the framework of government austerity plan, is “voluntary action” and is not binding on members of parliament to take similar action.
In a statement, Youkhana said that salary cuts announced by the three presidencies was voluntary and not binding law, pointing out that the members of parliament’s 325 (except for the two vice) president, has based some of them voluntarily such a move, however, this action “would not be binding for all. ” He explained Parliament rapporteur that “with regard to reducing the number of members of the protection of members of the Iraqi parliament to less than 30 element of Vice single, this is also the desire of the MP and there is no mandatory decision in this regard is subject.” He believed that “some members of parliament do not need only a limited number of elements of protection, being a resident of heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad. ” According to previous statements by members of the Iraqi parliament, the MP earns a monthly salary of $ 10.0005 million thousand Iraqi dinars per month is equivalent to (8500) US $, in addition to receiving 30 element of its own protection salaries, more than 22 million Iraqi dinars, equivalent to 18 thousand and $ 500 per month, amounting to. and announced that the Iraqi presidency, last Wednesday, President Fuad Masum reduce the salaries, and his deputies in half based on their decision, one day after a similar step taken by the Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, and members of his government and his deputies, and the Speaker and his deputies, in the light of the rebellion economic situation through which the country. It is noteworthy that the Presidency of the Republic of Iraq said in a statement issued regarding the reduction of salaries and Vice President, “The salary reduction comes on the basis of what has been agreed in the three presidencies Council meeting (the Republic and the parliament and the government), which was held at the Peace Palace in Baghdad November 30 last, and in recognition of the nature of the financial and economic situation that Iraq is going through. ” The head of the Iraqi Council of Representatives Saleem al-Jubouri and his two deputies Hamoudi and Aram Sheikh Mohammed announced Tuesday, for “reducing their salaries in half and as a deposit to serve the state treasury and the public interest.” It is not known precisely the country’s president salaries value or prime ministers and parliament or their deputies. Iraq relies 95% on oil in the annual general budget, but the drop in the price oil on the world market and the control of the organization, “Daash” on some oil fields in Iraq led to oil production fell by 40%, according to previous statements by government officials.
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