Article: “The Iraqi budget is moving toward ‘publishing and disbursing’ without presidential approval” There is no need for the President to approve the budget schedules, as the Budget law was passed in June 2023. When it was approved then it allowed for the Government to amend the budget. The HoR gets to distribute the operational and investment expenses, allocations, and financial dues to ministries, institutions, bodies and government agencies in addition to disbursing to the governorates’ dues that are specified in the budget tables.
