The President of the Republic calls for expediting the approval of the budget to ensure the interests of Iraqis
The President of the Republic calls for expediting the approval of the budget to ensure the interests of Iraqis
2/2/2021 14:11
[Baghdad-Where]
President of the Republic, Barham Salih, stressed, on Tuesday, the importance of overcoming issues that delay the approval of the budget, calling for speeding up its passage in a manner that safeguards the interests of Iraqis.
Salih said, in a statement, during his meeting with the head and members of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, that “consideration must be given to ensuring that the interests of citizens are not disrupted, and that issues facing the approval of the budget must be overcome.”
Referring to “the necessity to guarantee the rights of all governorates according to their needs and circumstances, the petrodollar fund allocations, redress for victims of terrorism, displaced persons and low-income classes, and provide the necessary financial support for the security services from the army, the popular mobilization, the police and the peshmerga.”
During the meeting, the President of the Republic praised the efforts made by the Parliamentary Finance Committee and members of the House of Representatives in discussions on the budget in order to pass it in a manner that guarantees the rights of all citizens and all governorates.
Saleh pointed out, “These considerations must be present in the budget and a path in the debate about it, and the need to exclude political issues in it, and focus on the need to reach just and legal solutions that preserve the rights of the Iraqi people, employees and retirees throughout the country, including the Kurdistan region.”
He stressed “the importance of reaching radical and serious solutions to the outstanding issues between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, and within the framework of the constitution, in conjunction with a real reform process on the ground as a fundamental pillar for finding a final solution to the suffering and problems of all citizens in the various provinces of Iraq and the region alike.”
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