Half a year without an actual budget… Where have the government’s plans gone?
Half a year without an actual budget… Where have the government’s plans gone?
6-25-2025
Information / Report:
Amid the financial and economic challenges facing the country, the 2025 budget file continues to stir controversy within political and parliamentary circles, amid a state of anticipation and growing public concern. Despite more than half a year having passed since the start of the fiscal year, the budget schedules remain absent from the halls of Parliament, reflecting a state of government confusion and a lack of seriousness in dealing with one of the country’s most important financial and strategic issues. This delay comes at a time when the Iraqi public is witnessing increasing pressure to improve services, implement stalled projects, and meet citizens’ basic needs. Meanwhile, the ambiguity surrounding the date for submitting the schedules is paralyzing the legislative and oversight process concerned with setting priorities and ensuring the fair and efficient distribution of resources.
* Violation of laws
and regarding this issue, member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Hussein Mounes, confirmed that the government is still not serious about sending the budget tables to the House of Representatives.
In an interview with Al-Maalouma News Agency, Mounes said, “The government violated the Financial Management Law by delaying the submission of the 2025 general budget schedules, considering this a disregard for the role of the House of Representatives and its oversight and legislative work.”
He added, “The Iraqi government is not serious about sending the tables to the House of Representatives, expressing his surprise at the government’s failure to send the budget law tables to the House, despite six months having passed since the start of the fiscal year.”
*Vague details
: MP Mohammad Al-Sayhoud revealed on Tuesday that meetings are taking place between the Ministry of Finance and the Parliamentary Finance Committee regarding the 2025 budget schedules, noting that the schedules have not yet been finalized.
Al-Sayhoud told Al-Maalouma News Agency, “The Finance Committee held several meetings with representatives of the Ministry of Finance over the past few days to follow up on developments in the preparation of the budget schedules, but the government has not yet officially determined a date for sending it to Parliament.”
He added that “the House of Representatives does not have detailed information regarding the reasons for the postponement, despite the budget’s importance in supporting public spending and implementing service programs,” noting that “the delay in resolving this issue could impact the timing of the launch of upcoming projects in a number of governorates.”
While parliamentary calls for a clear government position on the timing of submitting the budget schedules are escalating, the Iraqi public remains waiting, at a time when ongoing delays threaten to disrupt the implementation of service projects and disrupt public spending across the various governorates. This raises major questions about the government’s commitment to its constitutional and legislative responsibilities during the coming period.
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