Parliamentary Legal: We will take all measures to stop deduction of salaries in violation of the constitution
Parliamentary Legal: We will take all measures to stop deduction of salaries in violation of the constitution
06/10/2020 18:35:43
{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Parliamentary Legal Committee announced its rejection of the Cabinet’s decision to deduct the salaries of retirees and employees.
“We categorically reject the constitutional violations by the Council of Ministers towards the strength of the Iraqi citizen and the entitlements of employees and retirees is a red line for us because prejudice to them affects the efforts of retirees and employees and what they have done in the service of their homeland,” the committee’s deputy head, Ali al-Ghazi, said in a statement.
He added, “We will take all legal measures that would stop these uncalculated actions, which confirm the executive authority’s inability and its inability to solve the crisis.”
Al-Ghazi affirmed that “the state should search for other financial capabilities and implement immediate strategies to get out of the crisis instead of targeting the livelihood of the simple citizen without mercy. Moreover, it commits clear constitutional violations according to Articles {A 47, 61 first, 80 third and 28 first} of the constitution. Iraqi. ”
A source in a government bank revealed the reason for the sudden deduction of salaries, and stated to {Euphrates News} that “the government has started this month withholding salaries according to the decision of the Council of Ministers to apply the income tax and will be 10% for those of his retirement salary 500 thousand dinars and less than one million dinars and 15% For one who has a salary of one million dinars or more.
The House voted today on a resolution rejecting the deduction of all salaries of employees or retirees in any way, as well as the rejection of any taxes imposed on it, unless provided for by the legislator law, and the resolution above does not include the three presidencies, ministers, MPs and grades Acialh.anthy
Ammar al – Masoudi
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