Parliamentary Committee: Lawsuit against the Prime Minister’s Office for Delaying Budget Schedules
Parliamentary Committee: Lawsuit against the Prime Minister’s Office for Delaying Budget Schedules
2-22-2025
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Member of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee, Hadi Al-Salami, revealed today, Saturday, that a lawsuit has been filed against the Prime Minister’s Office due to its delay in sending the budget tables, stressing that this delay is a serious legal and constitutional violation.
Al-Salami said in a statement to / Al-Maalouma / agency, “An official complaint has been filed with the Public Prosecution Service against the Council of Ministers due to its violation of Article 62, first, of the Iraqi Constitution, which obliges it to send the budget tables before the end of the fiscal year, in addition to its violation of the Financial Management Law No. 6 of 2019, Article 11, and the Triennial Budget Law 2023-2025, Article 77, second.”
He stressed that “the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2024 without the Council of Ministers committing to sending the required tables, which constitutes a clear violation of the Constitution,” explaining that “the complaint with the Public Prosecution Service represents the second procedure after contacting the Speaker of Parliament, who in turn formed the Legal and Financial Advisory Committee to follow up on the case and take the necessary measures against the executive authority.”
He also announced that “the Minister of Finance and the Prime Minister will soon be hosted in Parliament to question them about these violations.”
It is worth noting that the House of Representatives had previously voted on the budget amendment law and sent it to the government to send the budget tables.
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