Exclusion of passing the budget by majority in the Saturday session
Baghdad: Member of Parliament, Melhan Al-Mukoutar, ruled out that the 2021 budget will be passed during next Saturday’s session by a majority, indicating that
Large budget problems, especially with the Kurds, need to be solved in depth, while the head of the Economic and Investment Committee revealed in the Council Parliament, Ahmed Salim Al-Kinani, on stopping loans and sovereign guarantees in the 2021 budget, as they burden the state.
Al-Makoutar said in an interview with Al-Sabah: “The Kurdish delegation that came to Baghdad was at a high level and did not reach a conclusion regarding the region’s share in the budget,” stressing that “approving the budget is necessary and everyone is awaiting approval, especially the citizens, despite hold (ing) it ».
He added, “The Kurds have many requests in the budget, and there are disagreements about increasing the region’s oil production,” noting that “the differences are strong and there will be complications in the scene unless there are quick solutions.” Saying: “The decision is with the Presidency of Parliament, which has more direct ties to the heads of the blocs than the deputies, and it is negotiating with them in this regard, so
If there is no agreement, the budget will not go by the majority. Nevertheless, it is not easy to predict what will happen with this affair ».
In addition, the Chairman of the Economy and Investment Committee in the House of Representatives, Ahmed Salim Al-Kinani, said to Al-Sabah: “The committee sent notes to the Finance Committee regarding the 2021 budget to stop sovereign loans and guarantees because they burden the state in terms of economic ».
He added, “The committee focused on mainly supporting the private sector, in cooperation with the Ministry of Planning to set up a specific mechanism to settle more than 300 investment projects that are lagging by terminating or completing their contracts by other investors or a settlement between the government and investors,” noting that “there are thousands of these.” The projects have not been resolved yet, but they are followed up by the subcommittee in the Ministry of Planning.