Financial Parliament : the region owes billions of dollars for the center

2/27/2014 0:00

 Not a solution to the budget differences
BAGHDAD - morning

 Approved the parliamentary Finance Committee continually differences on the budget , which could lead to delays in other under a state of inertia experienced by the House of Representatives.

 Ruled out the inclusion of the budget law in today's session or sessions next week .

 Committee member Abdul Hussein al-Yasiri stressed that " differences on the budget does not still exist between the federal government and the provincial government , has not been so far to reach an agreement , and this adversely affects the approval , " unlikely to be passed until a majority of the inability of parliament to complete redress because of withdrawals and absences of the blocks and the House of Representatives .

 Yasiri said in a statement the" morning " : "So far there is no agreement on the draft general budget because of the dispute the old with the new Kurdistan Alliance . wish to continue the talks between Baghdad and Erbil for resolving things ." confirmed the inability of the Parliament of the adoption of the draft general budget amid the withdrawal of the Kurdistan Alliance and the province are united and the absence of some of the blocks .

As for the main differences that still hinder the adoption of the budget , he said Yassiri : " the main impediments to pass a file of oil issued by the province, which is proven in the budget to deliver 400 000 barrels a day to Baghdad , setting as a condition in the law , otherwise deducted from the allocations of the provincial financial commensurate with the breach of its obligations , especially as the previous budgets, the province exported oil without specifying the quantity, and this has led to a deficit in, and incurred debts owed ​​by the Kurdistan region of up to billions of dollars . , and continued a member of the Committee that " the Baghdad government has developed this condition in order not to repeat the tragedy in previous years, any that the province delivers 400 000 barrels per day , if failed in repayment amounts are deducted from their budget by the imbalance , and that is why the foundation of a dispute between Baghdad and the Kurdish region, which is explained as a punishment for them.

He continued by saying : "The budget in light of these problems , and near an election may be gone to the next parliament , especially as the election cycle ends on 14/6 , but there is an election in 30 quarters and blocs month before the election will devote themselves for the elections ."

As a member of the Kurdistan Alliance Dler Abdul Qadir has said that so far there is no agreement on the budget , noting that it ( the budget ) mixed up with political issues .

 Abdul Kadir said the "morning ": that "the Kurds do not see the budget, economic and financial , but mixed up with political issues " , calling to bring out the political issues of the budget until it is approved , and that there is a deal between Baghdad and Erbil on the fundamental issues .

The MP said the dispute is essential on some things still exist , and according to the Constitution to the federal government and the provincial administration 's oil policy is common , indicating that the objection territory on the company " Sumo " because they want to , representing them in, especially because it is one of the formations and the Ministry of Oil , and what a pity him that many of the institutions of Iraq where there is no balance and the creation of the current dispute , he said.


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