In numbers: 10.5 million Iraqi citizens cost the state 8 trillion dinars per month.
The Finance Committee of the Iraqi Parliament revealed on Tuesday that more than 10 million citizens receive a monthly salary from the state.
Committee member Moeen Al-Kadhimi told Shafaq News Agency, “The Ministry of Finance secures 8 trillion dinars per month in salaries for employees, retirees, and those covered by the social security network.”
Al-Kadhimi added, “The number of employees receiving their salaries from the state has reached more than 4.2 million, while the number of retirees exceeds 3 million, and those covered by the social security network exceed 3 million people.”
He explained that the total number of beneficiaries receiving salaries from the state is 10.5 million, and that the salaries of these three categories are fully secured until the end of the current year, as oil revenues amount to more than $6 billion per month.
Shafaq.com