Parliamentary Finance: the vote on the 2017 budget on Thursday without substantive change
Parliamentary Finance: the vote on the 2017 budget on Thursday without substantive change
28.11.2016 12:29
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said in the parliamentary finance committee member, that next Thursday is the deadline for the House vote on the draft general budget of the Federal Republic of Iraq for the fiscal year 2017 Act.
He said Sirhan Ahmed told all of Iraq [where], “is unlikely to vote on the budget in 2017 in the parliament session today to not end the debate which in terms of explanation and requirements and what to add and delete and arrived to Article 34 articles of the 48 articles number of articles of the draft law.”
He pointed to a meeting of the Committee ‘s meeting with Prime Minister Haider al – Abadi yesterday , “noting that al – Abadi” touched on general topics in the budget and explained the reason for determining the price of a barrel of oil on the basis of $ 42 and said he identified among the optimistic projections and other pessimistic global oil market. ”
Ahmed said , ” also touched Prime Minister to agricultural land that is leased and sold occupancy of the person who Astrha condition. ”
He ruled out by the financial representative” for a change in the price of oil and the volume of exports in the budget law, I do not think so after discussing the fact that the budget intended for economic stage difficult and can not discuss things that can not achieved. ” he
also predicted” the survival rate of deduction from the employees and pensioners , and has filed for next year to 4.8% in support of the rally popular and displaced persons. ”
Ahmed said” the budget law will be introduced a session of parliament scheduled next Thursday to vote , “pointing out that” the Finance Committee set tomorrow to end the discussion and revision Wednesday and presented to a vote next Thursday. ”
the House of Representatives has finished its session on the ninth of November this second reading of the draft federal budget for the 2017 law, and directed the presidency of parliament parliamentary Finance Committee Bandaj the bill to a vote, at meetings next.
The size of the 2017 budget, according to the draft of the law more than 100 trillion dinars deficit by 21%.
He said Parliament Speaker Salim al – Jubouri, said that ” the salaries and expenses accounted for 75% of the budget in 2017, and reached the security and defense allocations for 32% of total expenditures in,” referring to the “keenness of the House of Representatives to reduce the three presidencies expenses in senior positions in the state.”
The draft budget to increase the proportion of deduction from employees ‘ salaries for the expenses of the popular crowd and displaced law to 4.8% of the total salaries and allowances for all state employees and public sector retirees, after this percentage was 3% in the budget of 2016.
The prime minister Haidar al – Abbadi, at its meeting on Sunday, members of the parliamentary finance committee, to discuss the 2017 budget , ” the importance of approving the budget , which was adopted to reduce government spending to its lowest level and to cover the salaries of employees and retirees as well as entitlements necessary task of the sectors that contribute to development and job creation.”
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