The Council of Ministers votes on the federal general budget schedules
The Council of Ministers votes on the federal general budget schedules
2024-05-19 06:21
On Sunday, the Iraqi Council of Ministers voted in an extraordinary session on the federal general budget schedules for 2024.
A brief statement from Al-Sudani’s office received by Shafaq News Agency stated, “The Council of Ministers voted on the schedules of the federal general budget for the year 2024, and referred them to the House of Representatives for approval.”
The Iraqi government raised the total amount of the budget law from 199 trillion dinars to 228 trillion dinars in the 2024 budget, according to what a member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Moeen Al-Kadhimi, told Shafaq News Agency.
Acting Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mohsen Al-Mandalawi, had agreed at the end of April with the Prime Minister, Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, on the necessity of completing the schedules of the budget law for the year 2024, and expediting sending them to the House of Representatives for the purpose of discussing and voting on them, due to their connection to the lives of citizens and their focus. On investment spending for new projects.
Despite the challenges facing the government in preparing the 2024 budget, efforts are continuing to control spending and increase revenues to achieve financial balance. The focus is on reducing the deficit, which has reached more than 80 trillion dinars.
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