Iraqi News Sunday Afternoon 8-14-22
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Parliamentary Finance Clarifies The Possibility Of Parliament Authorizing The Government To Send The 2022 Budget
Sunday, August 14, 2022 11:56 AM National News Center / Special Today, Saturday, Parliamentary Finance revealed the possibility of parliament authorizing the current government to present the draft general budget law for 2022. A member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Jamal Kougar, said in a statement to the National News Center that “the House of Representatives does not have the authority to authorize the government to send the budget law for 2022,” noting that “if it had this authority, it would have gone to legislate the budget law instead of the food security law.” “.
He added that “the texts of the constitution are very clear that the Council of Ministers is in charge of preparing the draft budget and sending it to the House of Representatives,” noting that “the responsibility of Parliament is the legislation only.” LINK
Supreme Judicial Council: We Agree With Al-Sadr
The Supreme Judicial Council announced today, Sunday, that it agreed with the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr.
The Council said in a statement, “It held its ninth session at eight o’clock in the morning on Sunday, August 14, 2022, headed by the President of the Federal Court of Cassation, Judge Dr. Faiq Zaidan.
He added, “During its session, the Council approved the promotion of a number of judges and members of the public prosecution and the assignment of a number of them and the granting of judicial positions that require approval of formations in some federal appeal presidencies according to the proposal submitted by the Appeals Presidency. The Council also voted to confirm the Deputy Prosecutor General, Mr. Ali Hamid Afar appointed his position due to the expiration of the legal period specified for the trial
The statement continued, “The Council discussed Muqtada al-Sadr’s request dated 08/10/2022 regarding the dissolution of the House of Representatives. After discussion and research, it was found that the Judicial Council agreed with His Eminence in diagnosing the negative political reality the country is witnessing and the ongoing constitutional violations represented by the incomplete formation of the authorities.
Constitutionalism by electing a President of the Republic and the Prime Minister and forming a government within the constitutional terms, which is an unacceptable situation and must be addressed and not repeated.As for the request to dissolve the House of Representatives by the Supreme Judicial Council to address these constitutional violations, the House had previously been presented with the same proposal in March 2022 (before the date of the Sadrist bloc’s resignation) by some civil society organizations and a number of political, media and academic figures.
The response of the Council at the time was that the Supreme Judicial Council does not have the authority to dissolve the House of Representatives, because the tasks of the Judicial Council are specified under Article (3) of the Supreme Judicial Council Law No. 45 of 2017, which in its entirety relates to the administration of the judiciary only and not Among them is any authority that allows the judiciary to interfere in the matters of the legislative or executive authorities in application of the principle of separation between the three legislative, executive and judicial powers stipulated in Article (47) of the Constitution of the Republic of Iraq for the year 2005.??
On this occasion, the Supreme Judicial Council calls on all political and media parties not to involve the judiciary in political rivalries and competitions. The Council affirms that the judiciary stands at the same distance from everyone because the basis on which it rests is the application of the constitution and the law. These are general rules that apply to everyone with the same standard and not subject to interpretation or interpretation LINK
The Iraq Crisis..The Street Is Between Sit-Ins And Demonstrations, And Al-Amiri Is Moving Between Three Cities To Find A Solution
Political | 05:01 – 14/08/2022 Special- Mawazine News The sit-in of supporters of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, continues in the vicinity of the House of Representatives, in contrast to the sit-in of supporters of the coordination framework on the walls of the Green Zone from the side of the suspension bridge, but a political movement led by the head of the Al-Fateh Alliance Hadi al-Amiri to reach a solution to the political crisis in Iraq that has continued since the elections last October.
An Iraqi official said in an interview with Mawazine News that “Al-Amiri leads the last movement to end the political crisis, especially since all solutions have been implemented and the crisis is still continuing without solutions. Al-Jadida and today in Erbil, he met the head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Massoud Barzani, to put forward his initiative, and he will try to go to Najaf to meet Al-Sadr.”
According to the official, al-Amiri’s initiative is summed up in holding a conference of Iraqi political forces, including the Sadrist movement, and discussing al-Sadr’s demands for dissolving parliament and holding early elections no later than six months, as well as forming a new government that prepares for new elections. Legal commission and elections to be counting and sorting manual.
He pointed out, “Al-Amiri seeks to exploit his good relations with Al-Sadr, to reach an understanding on resolving the political crisis and considers it the last opportunity to salvage what can be saved.”
The initiative comes in light of the exchange of accusations between the Sadrist movement and the coordination framework. This morning, Saleh Muhammad al-Iraqi, nicknamed the Minister of al-Sadr, launched a broad attack on the leaders of the coordination framework, accusing them of bombing Erbil and Anbar with missiles when announcing the Save the Homeland Alliance (consisting of the Sadrist bloc before the resignation, the Alliance of Sovereignty and the Kurdistan Democratic Party It was aimed at forming a majority government.” Al
-Sadr’s minister said, “The framework is the one who imposed the will and disrupted the parliament’s sessions,” in response to the statements of leaders in the coordination framework that Al-Sadr imposes his will on the Iraqi street
. The last call for reform starts from the governorates to Tahrir Square, to the sit-in in the vicinity of the parliament building. On the other hand, according to the official, theThe coordinating framework works to respond to the Sadr demonstration, by directing other demonstrations in the governorates under the title of supporting state institutions and preserving legitimacy.” Ended 29 / h
Mazhar Muhammad Salih: Public Finances Are In Trouble!
Money and business Economy News-Baghdad Adviser to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, warned, on Sunday, of what he described as a “financial blockade” due to the public finance problem, while indicating that there are fears of entering 2023 without a budget .
Saleh said, in a statement reported by the official “Al-Sabah” newspaper, that “one of the most serious concerns that is being raised is the public finance problem, which may enter into a financial impasse or siege,” noting that “there are no exchange powers at all, as the effective financial management law No. 6 of 2019 is amended.” It allows it, in the absence of the budget law in the subsequent year, to spend in the ratio of 1/12 of the actual expenditures made in the previous year’s budget .”
He added, “The fears are entering 2023 without a budget, so what is the exchange rule in this case with the absence of the 1/12 rule? .. The Emergency Food Security Law No. 2 of 2022 expires at the end of this year .”
Saleh explained: “The public finances will fall into a dilemma, unless the prime ministers and the republic resort to the Federal Court to obtain a decision that allows them to continue spending according to 1/12 in 2023 until the legislative arrangements are completed for the issuance of the 2023 budget and its acceptance, even if it is a caretaker government.” Views 271 Added 08/14/2022 – 9:36 AM Update 08/14/2022 – 8:32 PM LINK
Central Bank Governor: Positive indicators of an increase in GDP growth rates and non-oil revenues
Economie| 09:31 – 13/08/2022 Baghdad – Mawazine News The Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Mustafa Ghaleb, said today, Saturday, that the reserves of central banks are variable and depend on how they are managed, while confirming the existence of positive indicators that confirm the continued increase in the growth rates of domestic product and non-oil government revenues.
He explained, “Central banks’ reserves change from time to time, and this depends on how these reserves are managed, in addition to the ways in which Iraq was financed at the end of 2020, as the Central Bank, in cooperation with financial institutions operating in Iraq and the Ministry of Finance, initiated a number of measures that It has paid off over time, especially after the improvement of oil revenues to the Ministry of Finance at a time when there was a lack of liquidity in the government, especially in the distribution of salaries, and economic indicators indicated that oil prices would improve and there would be positive indicators in the coming period.”
He added, “These indicators were within the economic analyzes and were well positive, and included the rise in oil prices, the government’s implementation of the white paper seriously, and then the search for an increase in non-oil government revenues, and this we expect to reap its fruits during the next stage.”
He pointed out that “the Central Bank has taken a very big initiative during the last period, as it launched an initiative within a fund that was allocated 18 trillion dinars and was distributed in various industrial, agricultural, commercial and investment sectors. Facilitating this initiative without benefit.”
He expressed his hope that “during the coming period, there will be a continuous growth of economic indicators, especially in the reserves, to give indicators for the region and the world that encourage investment projects in Iraq,” stressing that “all indicators so far indicate a continued increase in GDP growth rates for a short period.”
He noted that “the residential complexes have provided, during the past few years, through the initiative of the Central Bank, a lot of job opportunities as well as provided housing for many citizens,” stressing “continuing to provide the initiative in addition to allocating a fund for this support, and the next phase will be much better.” Ended 29 / p. 87 https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=202351
The Dollar Recorded A Decline In The Iraqi Market
Economie| 09:55 – 14/08/2022 Baghdad – Mawazine News , the dollar exchange rates fell, today, Sunday, on the Iraqi Stock Exchange. The selling price of the dollar was 148,550 dinars per $100, while the purchase price of the dollar was 148,450 dinars per $100. https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=202375
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