The Iraqi government issues financial, agricultural, investment, infrastructure, and avia
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani chaired the 37th regular session of the Council of Ministers on Tuesday, during which the Council discussed the general situation in the country and issued a series of reform, administrative, financial, and service-related decisions.
According to a government statement, the Council agreed to oblige ministries, non-ministerial entities, and governorates not to dispose of tax collections, wages, and revenues for purposes other than those specified. The Council also rescinded all previous decisions that violated the resolution, and held officials accountable for any violations. The Federal Board of Supreme Audit and the Integrity Commission were tasked with monitoring implementation.
In support of the agricultural sector, the Council decided to postpone the payment of sprinkler irrigation system installments for farmers for one year, while granting an investment license for the project to construct a residential complex for the General Company for Communications and Power Equipment in Nineveh Governorate.
In the aviation sector, the Council approved the amendment and issuance of the necessary instructions, in accordance with the powers granted to the Civil Aviation Authority, in accordance with the requirements of the technical regulations and rules of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
The Council also approved several service projects, as well as road, bridge, pumping and desalination projects, while increasing the reserve amount and the total cost of the projects, and amending some project names in accordance with the implementation developments, and exempting Basra Governorate from including water purification and desalination projects in six districts and sub-districts.
In the oil sector, the Council voted to amend the Ministerial Energy Council’s recommendation to allow contracting oil companies to implement work within their jurisdiction, provided that the contract does not exceed the estimated costs, for a period of one year starting from the date of the decision.
The Council also approved the allocation of a real estate building in Baghdad as the headquarters of the World Bank branch. It ratified the recommendations of the Baghdad 2025 Summit to support the institutional implementation of outcomes and enhance Iraq’s regional role. It also authorized the Minister of Finance to negotiate and sign a double taxation avoidance agreement between Iraq and the United Kingdom. It also referred the draft law on the statute of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s labor center to the House of Representatives.
Shafaq.com