Parliamentary Finance completes the budget discussions in preparation for a vote on it
Parliamentary Finance completes the budget discussions in preparation for a vote on it
5-13-2023
Information / Baghdad.
On Saturday, the Parliamentary Finance Committee continued its meetings through the sub-committees to read the items and follow up the schedules, in preparation for submitting them to a vote.
A statement to the parliament’s media, which Al-Maloumah received, stated that “the committee stressed the need to follow up on the spending authorities after approving the budget in accordance with the legal frameworks, to come up with a result that meets the aspirations of the Iraqi people, as it directly affects the lives of citizens.”
He added, “The Special Committee completed the study of the items by reading the legal texts contained in the budget and presenting visions and ideas in order to maximize the revenues of the state’s public treasury, in addition to discussing the allocations of the vehicle fees law for the maintenance of roads and bridges, distributing the amounts according to the spending authorities, and estimating the revenues.”
The committee stressed “the importance of moving towards supporting the private sector and encouraging national industries to employ manpower and eliminate unemployment through setting legal paragraphs and texts that support the national product within the budget.”
And it proceeded to “check the listed tables to study the amounts allocated for service and commodity requirements and special programs, the amounts of electricity and water fees, and the import of gas, as well as the allocations for the school feeding program, and discuss them scientifically and express views to ensure that they reach their places, and host those concerned in this regard.”
The committee also affirmed “its keenness to adhere to the accuracy of making transfers between spending units, and transferring funds as needed, with knowledge of all exchange chapters contained within the schedules of the Federal General Budget Law, and stressing increasing allocations for poor governorates for the implementation of service projects.”
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