Upon arrival, Al-Zayadi confirms Parliament’s readiness to vote on the budget agenda.
Upon arrival, Al-Zayadi confirms Parliament’s readiness to vote on the budget agenda.
5-13-2025
Al-Maalouma/Exclusive..
Member of the State of Law Coalition, Mohammed Al-Ziyadi, confirmed on Tuesday that the Iraqi Parliament is ready to include the budget tables in its upcoming sessions if they arrive from the government for voting, stressing that voting on them has become an absolute necessity due to their connection to the current fiscal year.
Al-Ziyadi told Al-Maalouma News Agency that “passing the budget earlier does not give the Ministry of Finance the authority to resubmit the project, but the latter has expressed concerns about the possibility of oil prices falling below the price set in the budget of $70 per barrel.”
He added that “the tables are being prepared to prevent a forbidden situation and avert any potential crisis,” noting that these tables only require parliamentary approval to be passed. He stressed that “the constitutional mechanism requires presenting the new tables to the representatives for study and then voting on them.”
He explained, “The importance of the tables for the Iraqi citizen cannot be postponed, which may prompt Parliament to extend its legislative term or hold an extraordinary session to ensure their passage in a manner that serves the interests of the country and the state.”
It’s worth noting that the 2025 general budget schedules have not been sent to the Iraqi Parliament, despite more than five months of the current year having passed, disrupting spending and funding for ministries and governorate projects. Iraq’s three-year budget for the years 2023-2025 has been approved, and the financial process was supposed to proceed smoothly. However, the complexities of implementing budget items and the need to vote on 2025 allocations have created new obstacles.
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