The head of a parliamentary committee reveals an upcoming meeting to agree to pass the budget

The head of a parliamentary committee reveals an upcoming meeting to agree to pass the budget
09:13 - 20/02/2021

The head of the follow-up committee for the government program, Hazem al-Khalidi, revealed, on Saturday, an upcoming meeting between the three presidencies and political leaders to agree on passing the budget.

Al-Khalidi said in a statement to "the information", that "the three presidencies will hold several meetings during the next few hours to agree on the disputed items in the budget," indicating that "the meeting will discuss the crisis between Baghdad and Erbil, pass the budget, the date for its presentation, and what measures have been taken before Parliament after the arrival of the budget”.

Al-Khalidi indicated that "it is not possible to allow the Kurdistan region to agree outside parliament on the budget and to fully deliver its oil to ensure the rights of its people, as is the case in other provinces."

The Finance Committee in the House of Representatives announced, on Friday, that it will set next Thursday as the date for voting on the General Budget Law for 2021, despite the continuing differences between the center and the region.


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A deputy reveals that Baghdad and Erbil reached a "semi-final agreement"
11:52 - 02/20/2021

A member of the Parliamentary Economic and Investment Committee, Nada Shaker Jawdat, suggested starting the first session of voting on the budget next Monday, because she obtained information indicating that a semi-final agreement had been reached between the region and the center.

Jawdat said in a statement to "the information", that "information that we received from a confirmed source indicates that the Parliamentary Finance Committee and the regional delegation reached a semi-final agreement on the budget."

She added that "the two negotiating teams have reached compromise solutions that satisfy all parties", likely "holding a voting session on the draft budget bill next Monday."

It is noteworthy that the region’s delegation is still in Baghdad and is conducting numerous meetings in order to overcome obstacles regarding the region’s share and the dispute over the mechanism of work on the region’s oil, border crossings and taxes.


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