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Clare: An economist told Nina: If there are no financial amendments in Parliament, the budget will be passed today
4/17/2023
The specialist in economic affairs, Durgham Muhammad Ali, confirmed that the amendments and transfers of funds without fundamental amendments will not delay the approval of the budget.
Muhammad Ali said in a statement to the National Iraqi News Agency ( NINA ) that “only the amendments with a financial side can delay the approval of the budget, as it requires returning it from Parliament to the government again to make the amendments and vote on them governmentally again and return them to Parliament again to discuss them again.” .
And between, “Transfers and formal amendments do not require these steps, so the budget will be passed if its amendments are only formal.”
Parliament had started yesterday with the second reading of the Federal Budget Law. LINK
DoTalkToMe: It has been looking like Iraq is signaling to the global banking system to be prepared and ready to do business with Iraq. Does anyone else feel this, or am I off track
DeepWoodz: Imo CBI governor and Mrs. Sami the minister of finance and financial delegation spent last week with the US treasury, the World Bank, and the IMF in Washington. Pretty much the whole week. I believe we are being told….without being told.
Clare: The House of Representatives keeps its session open and resumes it in the evening
27 minutes ago
The House of Representatives decided, on Monday, to keep its session open, to be resumed at nine o’clock in the evening.
The media department said in a statement that “the House of Representatives keeps its session open and resumes it at nine o’clock in the evening.”
The House of Representatives resumed on Monday afternoon, its open session held on Sunday evening to discuss and read the second draft federal budget bill. LINK
