Frank26 and KTFA Members Tuesday PM 2-4-2020

KTFA:

Clare:  FAMILY UPDATE FROM FRANK:

JUST GOT WORD, THE CITIZENS OF IRAQ ADMIT THEY WANT,
MTA- Muhammed Tawfiq Allawi…

BUT THEY DON’T WANT HIM BECAUSE SADR GOT INVOLVED…..

EDDIE SAID ALLAWI, TOLD THEM ON TV HE WANTS TO STICK AROUND…TOLD THE CITIZENS YOU CAN HAVE “WHATEVER YOU WANT”!…..

ALLAWI IS SAYING THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF HIS GOVERNMENT IS IMPLEMENTING THE GOVERNMENT REFORMS….

AND THE GOVERNMENT REFORMS MEANS THE MONEY!...........FRANK26

Samson:  How will the Allawi government deal with the 2020 budget?

4th February, 2020

Member of the Parliamentary Services Committee Jassem Al-Bukhati confirmed, Tuesday, that the government of the new Prime Minister Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi will review the 2020 budget because its vision differs from that of the previous government, noting that all decisions issued during the period of caretaking of the cabinet and ministries will be reviewed to know the extent of its constitutionality During that time.
Al-Bukhati said in a statement to the "information", that "the government of Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi will not send the budget if it is given the confidence of the House of Representatives, but will review it according to the data of the stage." As it is the body that will send it to Parliament.”

He added that "the Adel Abdul Mahdi government during the period of caretaking committed several violations by issuing decisions that are not permitted by the constitution, and thus all decisions issued by the cabinet and ministries will be reviewed during the period of caretaking for constitutional compliance."

The member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Magda Al-Tamimi, confirmed in a previous statement to / the information /, that the government had implemented the 2020 budget law before its resignation, expressing its surprise at the failure to send the budget after its completion.  LINK

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Samson:  A parliamentary committee reveals the surplus in the investment budget for 2019

4th February, 2020

A committee evaluating the governmental program and parliamentary strategic planning revealed, on Tuesday, the financial surplus in the investment budget for 2019, while it showed that the expected deficit in the 2020 budget is inaccurate and merely a planning deficit that does not exist on the ground.

A member of the committee, Inaam Al-Khuzai, said in a statement to "Information", that "the government allocated 33 trillion Iraqi dinars to the investment part of the 2019 budget, of which only 11 trillion dinars were used until last October," noting that "all projects were suspended since October due to the protests." Popularity.”

She added that "the surplus from the investment budget amounted to 22 trillion Iraqi dinars that can be re-allocated to investment projects or to pay off external debts", indicating that "Iraq pays 13 trillion Iraqi dinars for foreign debt and may benefit from those excess funds in this aspect."

It showed that "the expected deficit in the budget of 2020, amounting to 48 trillion dinars, is exaggerated and does not exist on the ground, as it is planned and not real."

The Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed, earlier, that the Parliament will receive the federal budget bill for 2020 from the Council of Ministers in the month of April.    LINK

Don961:  America sets a new rule to impose fees on countries that devalue their currencies

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The US Department of Commerce is putting the finishing touches to a new rule to impose anti-subsidy duties on products from countries that the department sees as depreciating its currencies against the dollar, including likely China.

The move, taken by Washington on Monday, could be a new nuisance in trade talks between the United States and China just weeks after the world's two largest economies signed a one-stage trade agreement between them and one day after Beijing accused Washington of spreading fear of the rapidly spreading Corona virus that He grew up in China.

In theory, the new rule would allow the Commerce Department to impose duties on China although the US Treasury recently deleted its classification of China as a currency manipulator under the one-stage commercial agreement.

The Commerce Department said the rule would not apply such duties to all imports from a particular country as it does not all harm US industries. "The administration of President Donald Trump is doing the right thing by confronting the problem directly," the ministry said in a statement.

Trade Minister Wilbur Ross said the new rule represents another important step aimed at "creating space for American companies and workers."

In addition to China, the new base may put other countries' products at risk of increasing tariffs, including Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam and Switzerland.
(Reuters)    LINK

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Don961:  In the history of the Iraqi state, a deputy reveals the highest corruption rate recorded in 2019 and talks about two reasons

Politics 02/20 2020 18:32 1137 Editor: ht   
Baghdad today - private

Member of the Victory Alliance, Faleh Al-Ziyadi, affirmed on Tuesday (04 February 2020) that last year witnessed the highest percentage of corruption cases registered since the founding of the Iraqi state, indicating that the abolition of the offices of general inspectors contributed greatly to the high percentage.

Al-Ziyadi told (Baghdad Today), "Corruption has become politically protected, and in 2019, there has been a significant increase in the percentage of corruption cases since the founding of the Iraqi state, due to mismanagement, and the abolition of offices of public inspectors in state ministries, which made corruption legislated with legal and administrative cover."

He added that "the file of corruption and its seriousness was presented in a wide-ranging meeting held yesterday with the Prime Minister-designate Mohamed Allawi," noting that "restoring the prestige of the state and restricting weapons to the security services and eliminating financial and administrative corruption will push members of the House of Representatives to support Allawi in his subsequent steps."

The MP, Abdel-Khalek Medhat, confirmed Thursday, January 16, 2020, that "the essence of corruption" in Iraq lies in the economic offices of the influential parties.

Medhat said in an interview with (Baghdad Today) that "corruption in Iraq is great and it is no less harmful to terrorism with its repercussions and negatives," noting that "the essence of real corruption lies in the economic offices of the parties that were behind the creation of the black scourge, in reference to corruption." .

 Medhat added, "All solutions to tackle corruption in Iraq are formal, and most of them end without deterrent solutions and procedures." He stressed that "implementing a law from where did you get this and removing the country's capabilities from the economic offices of the parties is the one that addresses the scourge of corruption in the country that was behind the conditions reached The current special. "

He pointed out that "most of the governorates suffer from a lack of services despite the large budgets that have been allocated for 17 years."  LINK