MP Salem Ibrahim expects the 2025 general budget tables to be sent next week.
MP Salem Ibrahim expects the 2025 general budget tables to be sent next week.
2025-04-06
MP Salem Ibrahim confirmed, on Saturday (April 5, 2025), that there are no political forces or blocs obstructing the submission of the 2025 general budget tables, expecting that the tables will be sent to Parliament during the next week or the week after, according to current data.
Ibrahim said in a press statement, “There is a clear delay in sending the budget tables, amid increasing parliamentary pressure on the government to expedite its referral to the parliamentary finance committee for discussion, in preparation for submitting it to the parliament presidency and then submitting it for reading and voting in accordance with established constitutional procedures.”
He explained that “all political forces support the approval of the budget, and there have been no indications of any party seeking to obstruct or disrupt the schedules, given the urgent need for the budget to secure the entitlements of governorates and various social groups, in addition to the financial obligations that hinge on its approval.”
Ibrahim warned that “continued delays in submitting and approving the budget will directly harm project funding and the implementation of financial plans in various governorates,” stressing that “approving the budget has become a national option supported by all political parties without exception.”
The MP concluded his statement by saying, “There are no discernible attempts to postpone the schedules until the next parliamentary session. All we are waiting for is the timing of the government’s submission.”
The state’s general budget is one of the fundamental pillars of financial and economic management in Iraq. The government relies on it to finance development projects, provide services, pay salaries, and fulfill social obligations to various segments of society.
With the adoption of the first three-year budget in 2023, many hoped that the delays would be shortened, but the detailed annual schedules still need to be submitted, discussed, and voted on by Parliament.
These statements come amid mounting parliamentary and popular pressure on the government to expedite the release of schedules, amid a growing need to activate stalled projects and disburse dues to governorates, employees, and contractors amid mounting economic and financial challenges.
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