Salaries are causing panic among Iraqis; parliamentary action is underway to secure them.
MP Duha Laibi Al-Bahadli revealed today, Monday, a parliamentary move to host the Minister of Finance inside the House of Representatives, to discuss the issue of salaries and to identify the most prominent financial challenges facing the process of securing them.
Al-Bahadli told Al-Maalouma that “the issue of salaries affects the livelihood security and social stability of millions of Iraqis, which necessitates that it be at the forefront of the House of Representatives’ priorities, by hosting the Minister of Finance and the concerned authorities to learn about the size of the financial deficit and the available liquidity, and to discuss ways to ensure the regularity of salary payments.”
She added that “the hosting aims to put in place clear and sustainable solutions that prevent employees and retirees from bearing the consequences of financial imbalances.”
Al-Bahadli pointed out that “salaries represent a legal and living right that should not be subject to postponement or be limited to temporary solutions, or have their disbursement linked to a decrease in financial revenues.”
She explained that “the House of Representatives will closely monitor all procedures related to salary disbursements and track any delays in their release,” emphasizing its commitment to obligating the government to establish a consistent mechanism that guarantees regular payments and prevents any manipulation of citizens’ rights, particularly those of employees and retirees.
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