Parliamentary confirmation of the possibility of passing the budget without the Kurds
​(Article from Tim Tarkington)
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Treasures of the media - confirmed the MP for the National Alliance, Nahla al-Hababi, Tuesday, the possibility of voting on the budget away from the Kurds and their opposition to the proportion set for the region in the budget, noting that the Kurdish deputies withdrew from the session of Parliament, which saw the second reading of the budget.

"The Kurdish deputies withdrew from the parliament session, which saw the second reading of the budget, but their withdrawal did not affect the reading because it has not been put to the vote yet," she said in an interview with local media and the agency [Media treasures].
She added that "the Kurds are opposed to vote on the budget, because of their insistence on the previous proportion of the budget for the region 17%," noting that "the budget today was built on the basis of population ratios, in addition to that many cities and regions need large funds for reconstruction".

"The parliament can vote on the budget without the presence of the Kurdish deputies, but the national partnership on which the government was built prevents the vote without their presence and participation," she said. "The majority government makes the situation more flexible and distanced Iraq from the complexity of decision-making."
The Kurdish deputies have withdrawn from the parliament session held on Monday, while reading the budget for the second time, and their opposition to the specific rate of the region, calling for an increase to 17% as before.

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