Parliamentary Finance: 32 trillion cost of employees' salaries



0501 2016
Denied the imposition of new taxes to cover the deficit
And he confirmed a member of the parliamentary finance committee Najiba Najib that the funds allocated in the budget of 2016 is sufficient to pay the salaries of state employees without the deduction of 3%, while the salaries of staff indicated that cost 32 trillion while the allocated 39 trillion dinars.
She said Najib said that «allocated for the salaries of the staff of funds in adequate budget in 2016 without the need for the deduction of 3%», indicating that «the House of Representatives allocated 39 trillion of employees and retirees' salaries in the budget of 2016, while the salaries of Atklvha only 32 trillion dinars».
She said a member of the parliamentary finance committee, said that «allocated for the salaries of all employees, including the Kurdistan region and the staff of the hot spots of funds, while the state did not pay the salaries of the staff of the region nor the salaries of the hot spots».
The parliamentary Finance Committee earlier confirmed, that the 2016 budget is purely operational budget, as has shown that employees and retirees' salaries and social welfare accounted for 93% of them.
On the other hand, the parliamentary finance committee denied, on Monday, for the throughput of news about the imposition of new taxes to fill the budget deficit.
Said committee member Ahmed Sarhan Sarhan, it «may be imposed only through taxes raised by the House of Representatives and thus vote».
He added that »There are taxes on Kartat mobile, automotive and alcoholic beverages, as well as traffic and mortgage registration fees, but there are not any new taxes on health».
Sarhan and went on to say, that «in case of deterioration of the Iraqi economy more than it is, it is not possible to adopt new taxes, but the status of the age prescribed for other law imposed».
The government announced that it will adopt several measures to cover the deficit in the budget, including the imposition of taxes and bonds, bank borrowing.

President Fuad Masum, and approved the 2016 budget, amounting to 105 trillion Iraqi dinars and a deficit of up to 24 Trliuna.

A spokesman for the Presidency of the Republic, Khaled Huani, in a statement that «President infallible honest today (yesterday) on the Federal Budget Law No. (1) for the current year», indicating that «the President stressed the importance of adhering to adjust unnecessary expenses and taking into account a few social strata service income and provision of basic services in this emergency situation through which the country. »

He added that «the president renewed his thanks and appreciation for all the efforts that have contributed to the preparation of the budget, study, review and discussion and enacted a project, whether in the government or in the House, or in the media, which role was vital in all these stages».

The House of Representatives passed in December 2015 17, the absolute majority, the federal budget for 2016, which amounted to 105 trillion dinars and a deficit up to 24 trillion dinars law, the adoption of the price of a barrel of oil to 45 dollars.

In turn, directed the Secretariat to the Iraqi Council of Ministers of Finance and Justice Ministries and the Planning and Construction and Housing organized a draft appeal to the Federal Supreme Court in the amendments made by the House of Representatives on certain paragraphs of the general budget for 2016.

She added that «the text of the resolution also authorized the Prime Minister to provide the power to appeal to the Federal Court paragraphs which are brought out of the recommendations of the Commission».

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