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MP Al-Salihi Announces That There Has Been "Initial Approval" On Reducing The Dollar's Price
Pratha News Agency170 2021-03-19 On Friday (March 19, 2021), MP Arshad Al-Salihi confirmed that no final agreement had been reached on the budget yet, while announcing that there had been "initial approval" on reducing the dollar's price.
Salhi said in a press statement, "Since one o'clock in the afternoon in the House of Representatives and the agreement on the budget has not yet been completed," stressing that "the problem between the region and the leaders of political blocs is still not resolved." He added, "We asked in the first place to reduce the price of the dollar against the dinar, and there are preliminary approvals in this regard."
He added, "The debate is still going on on a number of issues regarding contract appointments, wages, lecturers, security ministries and the popular crowd," pointing to "allocating funds to them, and the government will be obligated to implement it after the price of a barrel of oil has risen."
http://burathanews.com/arabic/economic/388704
109 Mps Sign To Restore The Previous Dollar Rate
Political| 01:00 - 20/03/2021 BAGHDAD - Mawazine News MP Muhammad Shi`a al-Sudani called on Saturday to restore the dollar exchange rate to what it was previously.
Al-Sudani said in a statement that Mawazine News received a copy of: "We renew our request to reconsider the exchange rate of the dollar because the negative impact of its increase is making the poor and those with limited income sleepless, especially after the price of some commodities rose to 100%, and this in itself represents a declaration of war against the poor and low-income people.
Noting that the government has been unable to take any action to alleviate the burdens of these groups in return for its step, which has become unjustified in light of the high global oil prices.
He added, "The decision to reduce the dinar caused a halt to small and medium businesses due to the high prices."
He continued, "I participated with the rest of the colleagues in adopting the position of not voting on the paragraph on raising the price of the dollar to 1450 dinars, because the real victim is the poor citizen."
The names of the electronically signed representatives to re-exchange the dollar on what it was previously: https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=146271
Legal: There Is No Objection To Dissolving Parliament After Approving The Budget
Saturday 20 March 2021 187 Baghdad: Shaima Rasheed The members of the Supreme Judicial Council meet, the day after tomorrow, Monday, to implement the law to amend the Federal Court Law, which the House of Representatives voted on yesterday, while the legal experts see the amendment much better than the law that was put to the vote for the first time, while they confirmed that there is no objection to dissolving Parliament after the budget was approved.
The House of Representatives voted to amend the Federal Supreme Court law in the midst of a number of Kurdish representatives and minority representatives boycotting.
The President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Faeq Zidan, called on the members of the Supreme Judicial Council to meet next Monday morning to implement the Federal Court Amending Law No. 30 of 2005 "During the meeting, the president and members of the current Federal Court will be honored for their retirement," he added.
Meanwhile, a member of Parliament, Wafaa Al-Shammari, said that the House of Representatives vote on the first amendment to Federal Court Law No. 30 of 2005 placed the third and last pillar of early elections. Earlier, the election law and the Election Commission, he was able to complete the third and important pillar of the early elections that the authority and the masses demanded in Thursday’s session, indicating that “Parliament was able to overcome all challenges and complete what it is in this vital and important file.
The government and the Electoral Commission to complete their duties and prepare the appropriate ground for the early elections ».
She added, "Parliament today faces a new challenge related to the citizen’s sustenance, which is the completion of the Federal Budget Law, which we hope will be resolved and voted upon, to be a new victory in addition to the legislative authority’s efforts to meet the demands of the Iraqi people."
For his part, the legal expert, Tariq Harb, told Al-Sabah, “Parliament voted to amend the law that was issued when Iyad Allawi was Prime Minister No. 30 and is still in effect, as the amendment included referring those present to retirement and appointing 9 judges instead of them.”
He added, "The speed in settling the law and the meeting of the Judicial Council to select judges due to the proximity of the elections that must be held in October of this year."
Harb revealed that there was no "obstacle to dissolving parliament after approving the current year’s budget."
For his part, the legal expert, Ahmed Al-Abadi, said in a press statement that “the constitution stipulates that those who administer the court and issue its decisions are judges only, based on Article 88, which affirms that judges are independent and have no authority over them except for the law.
The judiciary or in the affairs of justice. ”Al-Abadi clarified that“ the Federal Court would have become a subject of conflict if clerics and jurists were among its members due to the difference in provisions and legislation between one sect and another, and this would lead to the disruption of many laws and legislations. ”The legal expert indicated that there is one negative point included in the legislation “through a text in the amendment of Federal Court Law No. 30 of 2005, which refers to preserving the constitutional balance in the Federal Court, and what is meant here is the sectarian balance. LINK
Finance Comments On Compensation For Those Affected By The Change Of The Exchange Rate
13:10 - 19/03/2021 The information / Baghdad ..The Parliamentary Finance Committee commented, today, Friday, on compensation for those affected by the change in the exchange rate.
The committee's rapporteur, Ahmad al-Saffar, told the Iraqi News Agency, “All Iraqis are affected by the change of the exchange rate, and it is not permissible to compensate one category and leave another category,” noting that “the change in the exchange rate has led to inflation in the market and a reduction in the purchasing power of the Iraqi dinar, and everyone has become affected. Because prices have risen and real income has decreased, which is no longer able to bring the same previous consumer basket.
Al-Saffar added that "the compensation process is the prerogative of the government and not the parliament. Therefore, the House of Representatives cannot distinguish between one category and the other for compensation," noting that "Parliament has left this task to the government because it is responsible for addressing the effects of changing the exchange rate."
He explained that "the public debt is divided into two parts, an internal debt and an external debt, and that the internal debt is in the Iraqi dinar from the borrowing stage to the repayment stage. As for the external debt, it is paid in dollars." https://www.almaalomah.com/2021/03/19/525996/
A Deputy Reveals A Representative Trend To Restore The Dollar’s Exchange Rate
Author: AhadNA3 On 3/19/2021 - 1:41 PM 66 Today, Friday, a member of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee, Youssef Al-Kalabi revealed that there is a tendency to restore the exchange rate of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar, as it was previously.
Al-Kalabi said in a statement that Al-Ahed News received a copy of, that "the draft general budget law for the year 2021 has been amended, which requires deputies to take at least 48 hours to study them before voting."
And he indicated that "there is a tendency to restore the exchange rate of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar, as it was previously, and to deport it for the next year to be preceded by measures to support industry, agriculture and protect the local consumer."
And on the Kurdistan region’s share in the 2021 budget, Al-Kalabi asserted that “Article (11) of the Budget Law relating to the region is disastrous and cannot be accepted.”
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The Curse Of The Dollar Leads To A New Rise In Food Prices By 20% In Diyala
14:35 - 19/03/2021 Information / Diyala A government official in Diyala confirmed, on Friday, a new rise in food prices by 20% in the market.
The mayor of Baquba district, Abdullah Al-Hayali, said in an interview with / the information /, that “the change in the exchange rate of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar constituted a curse for the poor because of the continuous rise in the prices of foodstuffs, especially imported from them in the form of a severe burden on them if it is known that the percentage of families below the poverty line exceeds 35% ”.
Hayali added, "A new jump in foodstuff prices has emerged recently, reaching 20%, pointing to the economic conditions of poor and poor families and the segment of people with limited income is very miserable, especially as the rise has made their living conditions difficult, which mainly suffers from repeated setbacks due to the economic situation and delayed payment of salaries. “.
He pointed out the need for a government plan to support the prices of basic foodstuffs to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe affecting the poor, especially since some items are unfortunately subject to speculation by merchants to reap more profits.
The increase in the exchange rates of the US dollar against the dinar caused an increase in the prices of basic materials on the market. ”25F ended https://www.almaalomah.com/2021/03/19/525997/
109 Mps Sign To Restore The Previous Dollar Rate
Political| 01:00 - 20/03/2021 BAGHDAD - Mawazine News MP Muhammad Shi`a al-Sudani called on Saturday to restore the dollar exchange rate to what it was previously.
Al-Sudani said in a statement that Mawazine News received a copy of: "We renew our request to reconsider the exchange rate of the dollar because the negative impact of its increase is making the poor and those with limited income sleepless, especially after the price of some commodities rose to 100%, and this in itself represents a declaration of war against the poor and low-income people.
Noting that the government has been unable to take any action to alleviate the burdens of these groups in return for its step, which has become unjustified in light of the high global oil prices.
He added, "The decision to reduce the dinar caused a halt to small and medium businesses due to the high prices."
He continued, "I participated with the rest of the colleagues in adopting the position of not voting on the paragraph on raising the price of the dollar to 1450 dinars, because the real victim is the poor citizen."
The names of the electronically signed representatives to re-exchange the dollar on what it was previously: https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=146271
Collecting Signatures On The Issuance Of A Parliamentary Decision Binding On The Government On The Reduction Of The Dollar
13:44 - 20/03/2021 The information / Baghdad ..The representative of the Al-Fateh Alliance Muhammad Karim revealed, on Saturday, that the signatures were collected by members of the House of Representatives for the purpose of issuing a binding decision for the government to reduce the exchange rate of the Iraqi dinar against the dollar, stressing that the authority of the reduction is within the jurisdiction of the Central Bank as it is responsible for monetary policy according to Law.
Karim said in a statement to "the information", "The Central Bank of Iraq is the only authority responsible for organizing the monetary policy in the country in accordance with Article 2 of Law No. 56 of 2004, and the Finance Committee is not permitted to control the dollar exchange rate."
He added that "the House of Representatives has the authority to consult with the Central Bank on reducing the exchange rate of the dinar against the US dollar or issuing a binding decision for the government to reduce, especially in the event of an increase in the price of selling oil."
Karim explained, "Members of Parliament are collecting signatures for the purpose of issuing a binding decision for the government to reduce the exchange rate of the Iraqi dinar as for the US dollar." Ended / 25 AD https://www.almaalomah.com/2021/03/20/526161/
MP Al-Salihi Announces That There Has Been "Initial Approval" On Reducing The Dollar's Price
Pratha News Agency170 2021-03-19 On Friday (March 19, 2021), MP Arshad Al-Salihi confirmed that no final agreement had been reached on the budget yet, while announcing that there had been "initial approval" on reducing the dollar's price.
Salhi said in a press statement, "Since one o'clock in the afternoon in the House of Representatives and the agreement on the budget has not yet been completed," stressing that "the problem between the region and the leaders of political blocs is still not resolved."
He added, "We asked in the first place to reduce the price of the dollar against the dinar, and there are preliminary approvals in this regard."
He added, "The debate is still going on on a number of issues regarding contract appointments, wages, lecturers, security ministries and the popular crowd," pointing to "allocating funds to them, and the government will be obligated to implement it after the price of a barrel of oil has risen."
http://burathanews.com/arabic/economic/388704
109 Mps Sign To Restore The Previous Dollar Rate
Political| 01:00 - 20/03/2021 BAGHDAD - Mawazine News MP Muhammad Shi`a al-Sudani called on Saturday to restore the dollar exchange rate to what it was previously.
Al-Sudani said in a statement that Mawazine News received a copy of: "We renew our request to reconsider the exchange rate of the dollar because the negative impact of its increase is making the poor and those with limited income sleepless, especially after the price of some commodities rose to 100%, and this in itself represents a declaration of war against the poor and low-income people.
Noting that the government has been unable to take any action to alleviate the burdens of these groups in return for its step, which has become unjustified in light of the high global oil prices.
He added, "The decision to reduce the dinar caused a halt to small and medium businesses due to the high prices."
He continued, "I participated with the rest of the colleagues in adopting the position of not voting on the paragraph on raising the price of the dollar to 1450 dinars, because the real victim is the poor citizen."
The names of the electronically signed representatives to re-exchange the dollar on what it was previously: https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=146271
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