The Speaker of Parliament announces the vote on the budget next Saturday

Shafaq News / The Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, has set next Saturday as a date for voting on the draft state budget law for the year 2023.

“In general, the budget is in its final touches,” al-Halbousi said, in a statement to the parliament’s media department, which was reported to Shafaq News Agency, noting that “we had a meeting with the Finance Committee and their efforts are appreciated for their continued work to reach an integrated vision regarding the provisions of the law and its allocations.”

He added, “The committee is ready to hand over the budget tomorrow to the House of Representatives,” noting that “there are some observations that will be concluded in the evening. Positively on the service reality in the government program.

He continued, “There are also reform joints in the law, as the committee amended some items to serve the state’s view in general, and also in strengthening the role of government institutions in carrying out reforms and governance in some matters.”

Al-Halbousi confirmed that the vote on the budget will be next Saturday,” noting at the same time that there are “many segments included in the budget for appointments, but the budget law cannot cover everyone who demands appointment, as there is a priority for the government to whom are the segments that need to include them in institutions.” the job”.

For its part, the Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed its readiness to send the general budget law, and said in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, that it continued its meeting late at night in order to put technical notes on the federal general budget law.

She also confirmed that she had worked to complete all the remaining matters of the budget items, and the numbers listed in the tables; In order to make transfers between amounts on spending units, according to need and population ratio, as well as the importance of increasing financial allocations in the governorates in implementation of the government program.

The committee renewed its readiness, according to the statement, to send the budget to the Presidency of the House of Representatives to proceed with the legislation of the law as soon as possible.

It is noteworthy that the Iraqi Council of Ministers had sent last March the tripartite budget law to the House of Representatives, but until now the law has not been included in the agenda of the parliamentary sessions.

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Fuad Hussein: Iraq in the coming years will be a producer country, not just oil

Shafaq News / Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein said, on Thursday, that Iraq will be among the countries producing natural gas in the coming years.

This came in a joint press conference he held with his Czech counterpart, Jan Lipavsky, who is on a visit to the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

Fuad Hussein said during the conference that economic and trade relations were the focus of our meeting, adding that representatives of 15 Czech companies accompanying them came to Baghdad with the minister.

He referred to a meeting between representatives of these companies and representatives of the Iraqi private sector, adding: In addition to trade and economic relations, we discussed how to support companies, the government and Czech companies in supporting the Iraqi economy.

Hussein also noted that the industrial knowledge of the Czech Republic is important and that this country can play a role in joint work in building the Iraqi economy.

He pointed out that Iraq is an oil country in the coming years and will be a producer country, and Iraqi-European relations will be based on this area with Iraq.

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Parliamentary Finance Committee: We need five days before putting the budget to vote

Today, the Parliamentary Finance Committee revealed that there are 5 remaining articles that have not yet been voted on and need further discussion, indicating that they need an additional five days to resolve them.

Committee member Muhammad Nuri said in a press statement, followed by NRT Arabia, that “the committee voted to confirm the contracts before and after the date of 10/2/2019 and included them in the budget, and that there are other paragraphs that will be discussed to include free lecturers and other appendices to the contracts and adapt their financial and legal status.”

He explained that “the remaining paragraphs for discussion within the Finance Committee do not exceed five, including transfers and the region’s budget, and for this the committee needs a period of no more than five days for discussion before presenting the budget for a vote before Parliament.”

A member of the Parliamentary Finance confirmed, “There is no disagreement regarding the region’s budget file, but there is a need to organize the agreement mechanism between Baghdad and Erbil in terms of accounts, numbers, agreements, and a mechanism for collecting revenues, as well as scheduling the region’s debts.”

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Deputy: The Finance Committee will send the 2023 budget to Parliament tomorrow

Information / Baghdad… A member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Representative Mudar Al-Karawi, confirmed, on Wednesday, that the committee will send the 2023 budget to the House of Representatives tomorrow..

Al-Karawi said, in an interview with Al-Maalouma, that “the 2023 budget has reached its conclusion after completing all the duties assigned to the Finance Committee in terms of auditing, transfers, and setting priorities according to a comprehensive vision that addresses many complex files.”

He added, “The committee will hold intensive evening meetings to resolve some of the last paragraphs,” expecting that “the budget will be sent to the House of Representatives tomorrow, and a session may be held for voting or postponed to next Saturday.”

He pointed out that “the 2023 budget was difficult and complex, but it was exceeded,” stressing that “the budget will guarantee the rights of large segments of government ministries and institutions.”

The Finance Committee has been discussing the 2023 budget for several weeks in order to resolve its provisions and overcome its multiple complications, especially the financial deficit.

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Integrity announces financial rewards for those who report cases of corruption

Shafaq News / The Federal Integrity Commission announced, on Wednesday, the disbursement of financial rewards to those who submit reports about officials whose money is inflated and those involved in illegal gain.

In a statement received by Shafaq News agency, the authority stated that the prevention department in the authority, in its discussion of granting rewards to whistleblowers, stated that those who initiate a report and information leading to the detection of cases of money inflation and illegal gain are included in Law No. 33 of 2008 rewarding whistleblowers.

The department pointed out that granting a reward to informants about the crime of illegal gain includes state and public sector employees and those who inform about the movable and immovable funds of people whose money was confiscated after the date of 4/9/2003 or the money of non-Iraqis whose confiscation is required by legislation.

She added that whoever gives information leading to the recovery of stolen Iraqi antiquities and whoever informs about cases of administrative and financial corruption and the crime of theft, embezzlement or forgery of official documents, and his information leads to the arrest of the perpetrator, will also be included in the rewards.

And she indicated that, according to the law, the competent minister or the head of the agency not linked to a ministry is granted a financial reward estimated at 5% of the value of the money that does not exceed 100 million dinars, and 3% of the value of the money for more than 100 million dinars, provided that the stipulated reward is paid after deducting The lawsuit, the issuance of a final judgment in it, and the recovery of the money.

The authority stated that the authority’s windows continue to receive information about cases of money inflation and illegal gain, whether via the hotline 07800701653, or the e-mail blaghat@nazaha.iq , or through the “Where did you get this from” page on the official website of the authority.

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Recover 20 million dollars of Iraqi money in Kuwait

Shafaq News / The Iraq Money Recovery Fund announced, on Wednesday, the recovery of more than (20) million US dollars of Iraqi funds in the State of Kuwait.

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Fund, Judge Haider Hanoun, stated in a statement today that the Fund, and within the framework of its follow-up of Iraqi funds abroad and working to recover them through diplomatic and legal means, succeeded in recovering an amount of (20,437,157) US dollars from the funds that were deposited in the secretariat account of the Embassy of Iraq in Kuwait at the National Bank of Kuwait, after reactivating the account and financing the balances.

He explained that the funds had been withheld since 1990, and were subject to confiscation and account closure, and after proving and returning them, they were deposited “as trusts” to the account of the Iraqi embassy in Kuwait, appreciating the role of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in exerting efforts and cooperation in recovering the funds, noting that the Central Bank of Iraq reported that the amount had been deposited. To the “Iraq 2″ account in the US Federal Reserve Bank.

It is noteworthy that the Iraq Money Recovery Fund announced in mid-May the recovery of the amount of the liquidation of a company, and the follow-up of the settlement of the amount of (80) million US dollars in the (Credit Suisse) bank.

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Framework: The second phase of the Sudanese changes will be announced at the end of this May

Information / Baghdad… The leader in the coordination framework, Turki Al-Atbi, confirmed, on Tuesday, that the second phase of government changes will be announced at the end of this May.

Al-Atbi said in an interview with Al-Maalouma, that “the changes in the positions of general managers of government institutions in most Iraqi governorates represent the first stage of the change program that was approved by the Prime Minister by the comprehensive evaluation committees.”

He added, “There is a second phase of change that will affect dozens of general managers in ministries, government agencies and institutions in Baghdad and the provinces at the end of May.”

He pointed out that “the process of change is taking place in parallel with the commissioning process,” pointing out that “changes are required in order to change administrative patterns and give a role to the new blood in taking its role.”

Dozens of exemption orders were issued in recent days to directors of government departments in Baghdad and the provinces.

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For the second month..Iraq is reducing its holdings of US bonds

Shafaq News / The US Treasury announced, on Tuesday, that Iraq’s possession of US bonds decreased for the second month in a row, to reach $39 billion.

The treasury stated in its latest table, seen by Shafaq News agency, that “Iraq’s possession of US Treasury bonds for the month of March of the year 2023 decreased by 1.4 billion dollars, to reach 39.3 billion dollars, after it was 40.7 billion dollars during the previous month,” indicating that “this Bonds rose by 50% over the same month of 2022, when Iraq’s possession of bonds amounted to $26.2 billion.

In the Arab world, Saudi Arabia comes at the forefront of the countries with the most possession, amounting to 116.2 billion dollars, and the UAE comes second with 61.5 billion dollars, then Kuwait third with 39.3 billion dollars, then Iraq fourth, and Oman fifth with 7.061 billion dollars, then Morocco with 3.890 billion dollars.

She pointed out that “the most holders of US bonds are Japan with 1087.7 ​​trillion dollars, followed by China with 869.3 billion dollars, followed by the United Kingdom with 714 billion dollars, and then comes Belgium with 336.5 billion dollars.”

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American economist: I will reveal to you a secret.. The United States lied about Ukraine

The American economist Jeffrey Sachs exposed the US administration and its plans in Ukraine since 1992, and criticized Washington’s behavior, indicating that its paranoia made it believe that it ruled the world.

“I’ll tell you a secret, the United States lied because since 1992 there have been plans to expand NATO, including Ukraine,” Jeffrey Sachs said in a video.

“I recently spoke with a prominent historian working with archival materials, who assured me that Ukraine was already on the list in 1992,” he added.

Sachs accused the United States of arrogance, saying: “The United States believes that it rules the world, that it is the only superpower and can do whatever it wants.”

He added that because of these American values ​​and behavior, “it allows itself to do whatever it wants, whether it is sabotage operations, overthrowing governments, waging wars under false pretexts, or bombing Belgrade and Libya … Do not wait to get the truth. Because you will not get it.”

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Parliamentary affirmation that the judiciary will continue to pursue Al-Kazemi and his corrupt government

Independent MP Mustafa Jabbar Al-Sanad confirmed, on Tuesday, that the Iraqi judiciary will continue to prosecute former Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi and most members of his government on charges of corruption.

In a statement to Al-Maalouma, Sanad said, “There is no immunity for the corrupt, and everyone is under the law, and we will continue to pursue the corrupt wherever they are.”

He added, “Al-Kazemi and most of his government members are being chased by the Iraqi judiciary, and we are working to recover the looted and smuggled money abroad,” noting that “the previous government was one of the most subjected to legal prosecution because of its corruption.”

Sanad indicated that “the judiciary continues to prosecute former Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi and his office director Raed Jouhi, in addition to the oil and finance ministers, regarding the case of theft of the horn and other charges.”

And Sanad had demanded, in a previous interview with Al-Maalouma, the Recovery Department and the International Police, to pursue the wanted and corrupt implicated advisors and ministers of the former prime minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, on charges of stealing public funds from those who fled outside Iraq.

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