Jubouri: 2017 austerity budget and, caught up with the government’s desire [Extended]
Jubouri: 2017 austerity budget and, caught up with the government’s desire [Extended]
12.07.2016 17:02
[Oan- Baghdad]
Parliament Speaker Salim al – Jubouri , said that the financial budget for 2017 approved by Parliament on Wednesday , ” an austere and consistent with the desire of the government.”
Jubouri said in a press conference held after the adoption of the budget , “tend to budget austerity character because of lower oil prices and continue to provide military spending , ” noting that “23% of the total expenditure in the budget is military spending.”
He added, ” The operational expenses are paid salaries represent 36% of the budget , ” noting , “There are no functional degrees in the budget of 2017 due to sagging career in government departments and lower overall revenues.”
He “was here validity obviously austerity in the budget of the House of Representatives and 50% of the members of the Presidency of the Council of Representatives was reduced and vice approximately than that and does not include any additional expenses , ” stressing that “Harid parliament not to touch employees and retirees , social parishes in any circumstance salaries and whatever the circumstances tough economic. ”
The head of parliament , the most important achievements in the paragraphs of the budget approved by the House of Representatives among which “support the local product and the head with and strengthen and support the printing of books and allocate the necessary resources to do so, and the expansion of the central admissions for the coming year plan, and the reconstruction of houses of worship, and the involvement of all components within the crowd Law, and that the provincial ratios are within the determined by the Ministry of planning, gave priority to the military sector and support, and support and re – displaced people to their home provinces, and to support the agricultural and industrial sector. ”
He ruled out al – Jubouri, the government challenged the law the budget for fiscal year 2017 “to contact with the desire of the executive branch.”
He noted that it “can not be vacant ministries continue and should be a positive message to the street filled with qualified , ” noting “there is now research center in the vacated ministries and Olkn Parliament mission be presented biographies of the candidates and give them the confidence or not but it is important that the vacant ministries do not last “.
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