Parliamentary Finance Committee: Sami knows nothing about the budget…and we made a huge mistake by passing the “Trilogy”
Parliamentary Finance Committee: Sami knows nothing about the budget…and we made a huge mistake by passing the “Trilogy”
2025-07-26 05:43
Shafaq News – Baghdad
Parliamentary Finance Committee member Faisal Al-Naili revealed on Saturday that Finance Minister Taif Sami was unaware of the details of the 2025 budget schedules, while pointing out that Parliament made a mistake in passing the three-year budget.
Al-Naili told Shafaq News Agency, “Although the budget tables are prepared by the Council of Ministers, the Minister of Finance does not know any details about them, neither in terms of the total amount, nor the revenues, nor the financial deficit, nor even the date of their completion and submission to the House of Representatives.”
He added, “The three-year budget experiment is incorrect. It has cost the Iraqi people and state employees, depriving them of financial and job benefits.” He also acknowledged, however, that “a sin has been committed against employees by linking job promotions to the budget.”
Al-Naili pointed out that “the Minister of Finance informed the Finance Committee that it is currently paying its 2023 budget dues,” asking, “How can we live now in 2025 while searching for the budget and paying its 2023 budget dues?”
The MP continued, saying, “Everyone is looking for the 2025 budget schedules, but no one knows where or when they will be sent to Parliament.”
A few days ago, Saad al-Tubi, a member of the parliamentary finance committee, confirmed to the agency that Finance Minister Taif Sami had informed committee members during a meeting with her that a special committee had been formed by the Prime Minister to prepare the tables for the 2025 general budget law.
In the same vein, last Sunday, Parliamentary Finance Committee Chairman Atwan al-Atwani criticized the government’s failure to submit the current year’s budget schedules to parliament, noting that it has impacted large segments of Iraqi society.
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