The Deputy Prime Minister confirms to Shafaq News that Kurdistan’s dues will be guaranteed in the budget

Shafaq News / The Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister, Fouad Hussein confirmed, on Tuesday, that the general budget law guarantees the salaries and dues of the Kurdistan Region, indicating the commitment of all parties to implement the articles and paragraphs of the law.

Hussein told Shafaq News agency, “I was following the developments and discussions that took place on the general budget law,” explaining that “after the parliament voted on the budget law, we are now waiting for the President of the Republic to ratify the law in order for the law to become effective.”

Hussein added, “Differences sometimes exist, but the way to resolve these differences is dialogue,” noting that “there is an intense dialogue.”

Hussein said, “The budget law confirms sending the salaries and dues of the Kurdistan Region,” stressing that “there is a commitment from all parties to implement the articles and paragraphs of the law.”

And the Iraqi parliament voted, on June 12, on the federal budget law for the years 2023, 2024, and 2025, after discussions that lasted for five days.

The value of the current year budget is 197 trillion and 828 billion Iraqi dinars (about 152.2 billion dollars), with a total deficit of 63 trillion dinars (48.3 billion dollars), while the items of the 2023 and 2024 budgets have not been published.

Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia’ al-Sudani said that his government will review the parliamentary amendments that were made to it and the extent of their conformity with the government’s goals.

Shafaq.com