Parliament postpones vote on the budget session for the third time for lack of quorum

Wow this are pushing it out to the very end !
and we know know what esle was on the schedule for the HoR!



2013/02/21 12:03


Term Press / Baghdad

Decided Iraqi Parliament Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi, Thursday, postpone the parliamentary session of the 12 of the second legislative term of the year legislative third scheduled for today, to vote on the budget bill to the day after tomorrow, Saturday, for lack of quorum, for the third time in ten days.

The decision Parliament Mohammed al-Khalidi in an interview to the (long-Presse), "The House Speaker Osama Najafi decided to postpone the parliamentary session of the 12 of the second legislative term of the year legislative third was scheduled for today, to the day after tomorrow, Saturday," attributing the cause to "lack of quorum."

And was scheduled to see today's meeting, the vote on the bill balancer financial for the current year 2013, and vote on the draft law on ratification of the letters and diaries mutual and record discussions on the Japanese loan to the Republic of Iraq signed on the 29 May 2012, (rehabilitation of the health sector, and develop a network of contacts in the major cities, and update Musfah Peggy), and vote on the draft law on ratification of the letters and diaries mutual and record discussions on the Japanese loan to the Republic of Iraq signed on the 29 May 2012, (updated Basra refinery), and vote on the bill the first amendment to the Law of Antiquities and Heritage No. (55) for the year 2002, and vote on the draft registration law, adoption and protection of agricultural varieties, and the second reading of the proposed law regulating the duration of the work designated agency.

The postponement of the parliamentary session of the 12 allocated to the vote on the budget bill financial for the current year 2013, the third within ten days, as determined by the head of the Iraqi parliament Osama al-Nujaifi, in the 11 of February 2013, suspended until agreement on a budget bill, while decided, first Tuesday, ( February 19, 2013), postponed to Thursday, for lack of a quorum because of continuing differences on the budget.

The State of Law coalition announced, first Tuesday, (February 19 2013), an agreement alliances national and Kurdistan to pass the draft budget without reducing the share of Kurdistan annual ones, which amounts to 17%, and added that the two sides also agreed to hold a census in Iraq during the year current exact percentage of the population of the region of the population of Iraq and dealing on this basis and retroactively, and the financing of the Peshmerga same previous version which includes granting advances to Peshmerga agreement between President Nuri al-Maliki and the region, Massoud Barzani, "stressing that the parties also agreed that" the payment of dues to oil companies operating in the region with the same mechanism that pays dues to companies operating in the south.

The parliament failed in its the 11 of the second legislative term of the year legislative third session, on the seventh of February 2013, in the vote on the bill this year's budget, to make Parliament Speaker Osama Najafi open meeting, after the failure of heads of parliamentary blocs to reach a final agreement on a formula the law.

And declared the Iraqi List, on the fourth of February 2013, they will refuse to vote on the current year budget being allocated amounts "fairy" to the prime minister, their two million and a half million dollars, while Re coalition of state law, the sixth of February 2013, describing the objection of the Iraqi List on budget Council of Ministers for the current year "Speech Baelchenhna is not ethical," among that "there are a large number of circuits associated with the Cabinet, accusing Iraq of being" want to ignite resentment among the Iraqi people. "

The Council of Ministers approved, on the fifth of November 2012, the budget year 2013 worth 138 trillion Iraqi dinars, while parliament announced, in the 26 December 2012, re-draft budget to the government to make amendments to it.

The estimated value of Iraq's budget for 2013 b 138 trillion Iraqi dinars calculated based on the price of oil at $ 90 per barrel, and an export rate of two million and 900 thousand barrels per day.

It is noteworthy that political sources and other parliamentary, attributed the mismatch on the draft budget, to raise political blocs its demands, it stated that the state law insists Set Session certain local governments and reduce the share of the Kurdistan region, the Kurdistan Alliance insists on increasing allocations Peshmerga and maintain the ratio Territory of the budget amounting to 17 percent, as well as the allocation of funds to oil companies operating in the region, and would require the Iraqi List, the census and non-interference central government in the affairs of local governments before agreeing on the budget, as well as increasing the price of a barrel of oil to neighboring countries, which is now $ 50, Sadrists insist on the implementation of the 25 percent of the surplus oil sales and distribution to citizens with passage of the Pension Act, while demanding citizen adoption of block grant university students and increase social welfare grant and made 250 thousand dinars as a condition for voting on the budget.

It is noteworthy that the crisis between Baghdad and Erbil, which broke out during the (November of 2012), and that brought things between the two capitals to the limits of "brinkmanship" after Thrikema of heavy weapons and Thacidha within Kirkuk, their impact on the attitude of the coalition of state law to balance the Kurdistan region, But talk about the topic "eased" against the backdrop of escalating protests and sit-ins in the Sunni areas, which has made the "hawks" of state law influence "silence" tactical retreat, even while, in light of their position that "I do not envy him."


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Parliamentary Finance announces inventory differences over the budget with two points, one of the Kurdistan Alliance and other Iraqi



At least we know who and why!



Author: MK
Editor: AF, BS
2013/02/21 13:16


Term Press / Baghdad

Announced Parliamentary Finance Committee, on Thursday, settling most of differences over the law federal budget for the current year, and confirmed inventory differences colon Khalavian one belonging to the Iraqi List and the other of the Kurdistan Alliance, while suggesting that the Iraqi demands to cut the defense budget and the transfer of part of it to the development of the regions.

The committee member said Najiba Najib said in an interview (long-Presse), that "most controversial points in the budget was settled stock and only two points two Khalavian one belonging to the Iraqi List and the other belonging to the Kurdistan Alliance."

She Najib said "the Iraqi List, demanded redeploy amount two billion Iraqi dinars from the budget of the Department of Defense to balance the development of regions, while calling the Kurdistan Alliance to pay dues of oil companies," pointing out that "the debate is still going on about these two points and that the Finance Committee proposed a solution to the point of contention concerning Kurdistan Alliance to give these receivables from financial exuberance ".

Najib stressed that "the subject of the proportion of the Kurdistan region has been resolved and will remain intact by 17%, while the consensus was reached on the issue of salaries of the Peshmerga."

And decided to Iraqi Parliament Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi, Thursday, postpone the parliamentary session of the 12 of the second legislative term of the year legislative third scheduled for today, to vote on the budget bill to the day after tomorrow, Saturday, for lack of quorum, for the third time in ten days.

The postponement of the parliamentary session of the 12 allocated to the vote on the budget bill financial for the current year 2013, the third within ten days, as determined by the head of the Iraqi parliament Osama al-Nujaifi, in the 11 of February 2013, suspended until agreement on a budget bill, while decided, first Tuesday, ( February 19, 2013), postponed to Thursday, for lack of a quorum because of continuing differences on the budget.

The State of Law coalition announced, first Tuesday, (February 19 2013), an agreement alliances national and Kurdistan to pass the draft budget without reducing the share of Kurdistan annual ones, which amounts to 17%, and added that the two sides also agreed to hold a census in Iraq during the year current exact percentage of the population of the region of the population of Iraq and dealing on this basis and retroactively, and the financing of the Peshmerga same previous version which includes granting advances to Peshmerga agreement between President Nuri al-Maliki and the region, Massoud Barzani, "stressing that the parties also agreed that" the payment of dues to oil companies operating in the region with the same mechanism that pays dues to companies operating in the south.

The parliament failed in its the 11 of the second legislative term of the year legislative third session, on the seventh of February 2013, in the vote on the bill this year's budget, to make Parliament Speaker Osama Najafi open meeting, after the failure of heads of parliamentary blocs to reach a final agreement on a formula the law.

And declared the Iraqi List, on the fourth of February 2013, they will refuse to vote on the current year budget being allocated amounts "fairy" to the prime minister, their two million and a half million dollars, while Re coalition of state law, the sixth of February 2013, describing the objection of the Iraqi List on budget Council of Ministers for the current year "Speech Baelchenhna is not ethical," among that "there are a large number of circuits associated with the Cabinet, accusing Iraq of being" want to ignite resentment among the Iraqi people. "

The Council of Ministers approved, on the fifth of November 2012, the budget year 2013 worth 138 trillion Iraqi dinars, while parliament announced, in the 26 December 2012, re-draft budget to the government to make amendments to it.

The estimated value of Iraq's budget for 2013 b 138 trillion Iraqi dinars calculated based on the price of oil at $ 90 per barrel, and an export rate of two million and 900 thousand barrels per day.

It is noteworthy that political sources and other parliamentary, attributed the mismatch on the draft budget, to raise political blocs its demands, it stated that the state law insists Set Session certain local governments and reduce the share of the Kurdistan region, the Kurdistan Alliance insists on increasing allocations Peshmerga and maintain the ratio Territory of the budget amounting to 17 percent, as well as the allocation of funds to oil companies operating in the region, and would require the Iraqi List, the census and non-interference central government in the affairs of local governments before agreeing on the budget, as well as increasing the price of a barrel of oil to neighboring countries, which is now $ 50, Sadrists insist on the implementation of the 25 percent of the surplus oil sales and distribution to citizens with passage of the Pension Act, while demanding citizen adoption of block grant university students and increase social welfare grant and made 250 thousand dinars as a condition for voting on the budget.

It is noteworthy that the crisis between Baghdad and Erbil, which broke out during the (November of 2012), and that brought things between the two capitals to the limits of "brinkmanship" after Thrikema of heavy weapons and Thacidha within Kirkuk, their impact on the attitude of the coalition of state law to balance the Kurdistan region, But talk about the topic "eased" against the backdrop of escalating protests and sit-ins in the Sunni areas, which has made the "hawks" of state law influence "silence" tactical retreat, even while, in light of their position that "I do not envy him."


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Member virtue: Iraq loses a month more than four billion dollars due to the delay in approving the budget


February 21 / February 2013 09:16

BAGHDAD / Mohammed al-Jubouri

A member of the Economic Commission for Fadhila Parliamentary Bloc MP Hussein Mura'bi Iraq lost more than four billion dollars a month due to the delay in approving the budget and government institutions shifted from producer to consumer.

Said Mura'bi at a news conference Thursday that what distracted the operating budget only salaries toward 1/12 and either the operating budget, amounting to $ 47 billion they parked This means delayed projects that are being implemented now and the inability to do new projects and telling lies obstruction recycling excess funds from the 2012 budget and investment projects this year, as approved by the Council of Ministers.

And between Mura'bi also that any point hinder the adoption of the budget they contribute in some way or another in this waste of billions of dollars that are supposed to be spent on services and community needs.

And a student member of the Virtue of the House of Representatives bloc to speed up the vote on the budget to avoid these large losses as a student and the Ministry of Planning to adopt the proposed former investment budget should be divided into five-year strategy for large projects and annual projects to prevent delay of achievement in the mega-projects.


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Najafi threatens to "reset" the budget to the government after a verbal altercation between state law and the Kurds


02/21/2013 - 3:41 pm


Revealed a parliamentary source said on Thursday that the altercation took place between the State of Law coalition and the Kurdistan Alliance because dues oil companies operating in the Kurdistan region, during a meeting of heads of parliamentary blocs held to agree on a budget bill financial year 2013, stressing that the House Speaker Osama Nujaifi threatened to " re "budget bill to the government in the absence of the agreement of the Finance Committee during the two days.


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Nujaifi: negotiations reached an impasse and the House of Representatives to exercise its constitutional role



Thursday, February 21 / February 2013 17:30

{Baghdad Ambassador: News}

Held House Speaker Osama Najafi, Thursday, a meeting of the heads and representatives of parliamentary blocs and the chairman and members of the Finance Committee in the presence of Qusay al-Suhail, Aref Tayfur Vice President of the Council.

A statement issued by the information department of the House of Representatives, that "During the meeting, discussion of the draft budget law 2013 and the most controversial paragraphs that impede approval."

The statement said the President of the Council pointed out in the beginning of the meeting to "Access dialogues on the approval of the current year's budget to the point intractable because of differences between the blocks on the allocations for regional development and dues to companies operating in the Kurdistan region."

Nujaifi stressed, "The negotiations reached an impasse and the House of Representatives to exercise its constitutional role to restore the budget bill to the government to increase the expenditure ceiling or use his right to redeploy the money in terms of paragraphs of the budget," according to the statement.

The statement noted that Nujaifi called "the Finance Committee to resolve the issue of allocations allocated to the development of the regions with parliamentary blocs and host a delegation from the Kurdistan Region to discuss dues to companies operating in the region."

Nujaifi stressed "that if the lack of results will bring the budget back to the government," according to the statement.

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Mr. Speaker chaired a meeting of the heads and representatives of parliamentary blocs

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Headed by Mr. Osama Najafi House Speaker afternoon Thursday, 21/2/2013 a meeting of the heads and representatives of parliamentary blocs and the chairman and members of the Finance Committee in the presence of Messrs. Qusay al-Suhail and Aref Tayfur Vice President of the Council.


During the meeting, discussion of the draft budget law 2013 and the most controversial paragraphs that impede approval.


Mr. President of the Council at the beginning of the meeting to the arrival of dialogues on the approval of the current year budget to the point intractable because of differences between the blocs on allocations for regional development and dues to companies operating in the Kurdistan Region, stressing that negotiations had reached an impasse and the House of Representatives may exercise his constitutional role to re-bill budget to the government to increase the expenditure ceiling or use his right to redeploy the money in terms of budget and paragraphs.


He called the sovereignty of the Finance Committee to resolve the issue of allocations allocated to the development of the regions with parliamentary blocs and host a delegation from the Kurdistan Region to discuss dues to companies operating in the region, stressing that if the lack of results will bring the budget back to the government.



Information department
House of Representatives
21/02/2013



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