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A Proposal To Raise The Exchange Rate Of The Dollar Against The Iraqi Dinar Again .. How Much Will It Be?
Political| 04:20 - 05/30/2021 Exclusive - Mawazine News An informed source revealed, on Sunday, a proposal that was being circulated to raise the exchange rate of the dollar against the dinar again.
The source said in an interview with Mawazine News that "there are deliberations regarding a new increase in the price of the dollar, to become 1553 dinars against one dollar." Suspect
He added, "This proposal has been circulated as compensation for imposing an income tax on employees and also for practicing some professions."
He pointed out, "The proposal, if implemented, will save about 3 trillion dinars for the state treasury."
During the last period, deputies noted the possibility of raising the dollar, but the Finance Ministry confirmed that there is no increase in the exchange rate.
It is noteworthy that the Ministry of Finance decided at the end of last year to raise the exchange rate of the dollar to 1445 dinars against the dollar, which sparked widespread controversy in the country.
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Parliamentary Finance: The Government's Appeal Will Deprive The Provinces Of Petrodollars And Raise Crop Prices
Time: 05/30/2021 13:25:37 Read: 3,341 times {Economical: Al Furat News} The Parliamentary Finance Committee expressed its surprise at the appeal submitted by the government in some paragraphs of the budget and its refusal to increase the prices of purchasing wheat, barley and rice crops from farmers.
The committee said in a statement that the Euphrates News received a copy of, that it is "surprised by the appeal submitted by the government in some of the budget paragraphs that will deprive the oil-producing provinces of their petro-dollar allocations, after the Finance Committee added a paragraph in the budget that guarantees the rights of these provinces."
She added, as she was surprised by the government's rejection of the House of Representatives’s decision to increase the purchase prices of wheat, barley and rice crops from farmers.
On the 15th of last Nisam, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi announced the government's intention to challenge some of the provisions of the fiscal budget for 2021, "because the amendments made to it by Parliament affect the health, electricity and other sectors."
On the 20th of last Nisam, the Council of Ministers authorized Al-Kazemi to file an appeal with the Federal Court on some of the budget provisions,
Planning Minister Khaled Najm said that the appeal will also affect the article related to regional development projects, stressing the need for separation between the authorities in the country.
It is noteworthy that the House of Representatives approved the country's fiscal budget for the current year in early February, with a total expenditure amounting to 129 trillion dinars, and a deficit of 28 trillion.
Estimated revenues from exporting crude oil were also calculated on the basis of an average price of $ 45 a barrel, and an export rate of 3.250 million barrels per day.
The budget was approved after months of disagreements, as well as after parliament reduced the value of expenditures provided by the government, which is 164 trillion dinars. LINK
The Region’s Delegation Arrives In Baghdad Today ... And An Explanation Of The Reasons For The Visit
Time: 05/30/2021 11:40:02 Read: 2,795 times {Politics: Al Furat News} A delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government will arrive in the capital, Baghdad, on Sunday.
The head of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s representative office in Baghdad, Faris Issa, said that, in a press statement, “a high-ranking delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government will visit the capital, Baghdad, today, Sunday, to meet with federal government officials to discuss the implementation of the provisions of the budget law for the current year.”
He stated, "The delegation headed by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, Qubad Talabani, will arrive in Baghdad this evening and will start from Monday, to hold meetings to discuss sending the Kurdistan Region’s share of the budget."
He pointed out, "The meetings will be limited to government officials only, and not include political parties and parties."
The Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, said on May 9, that "the relationship between Baghdad and Erbil today is in its" golden age "due to the amount of trust that exists between the federal government and the regional government. We have a historical relationship with the Kurds and we have relations with all the Kurdish leaders in Sulaymaniyah and Erbil. Excellent, and we tried to dismantle some of the elements of tension. I went to Erbil, I went to Sulaymaniyah, and I met with the political leaders, and we worked to dismantle a lot of misunderstanding.
And that "this is what contributed to the success in approving the budget, paragraph 11 of the Iraqi budget in which there is a clear agreement between the federal government and the regional government and it was approved by Parliament. We have obtained parliamentary support and we are in the stage of overcoming many obstacles regarding the issue of salaries and trust," adding : "We are now in the final stage of approving and distributing the budget sections, and it will arrive in the region soon."
It is noteworthy that the House of Representatives voted on the budget law on March 31, after months of intense debate and a series of meetings held by the negotiating delegation for the Kurdistan region headed by Qubad Talabani about the region’s share, with federal government officials, heads of parliamentary blocs, leaders and leaders of political parties. LINK
Representative Finance: Parliament Will File Legal Defenses Against Government Appeals To The General Budget
Pratha News Agency61 2021-05-30 The Presidency of the Council of Representatives assigned the Council of Representatives to the Finance and Legal Committees and the Legal Advisors to submit legal payments for government appeals under the provisions of the General Budget Law 2021.
A member of the Finance Committee, Representative Jamal Cougar, stated in a press statement that "The Cabinet has submitted a list of government appeals to the Federal Court, indicating that the Financial and Legal Committees and Legal Advisors in the House of Representatives are continuing to submit their legal payments for the articles that the government has challenged pending the dismissal decision of the Federal Court." .
He added, "All articles of the General Budget Law 2021 have entered into force, and any article that has been suspended due to appeals can the government proceed with, and then deal with them later after the appeals are resolved by the Federal Court.
The Council of Ministers decided, in its session held on April 20, to authorize its president to appeal in front of the Federal Court a number of articles of the Federal Budget Law for the fiscal year 2021.
http://burathanews.com/arabic/economic/393425
The House Of Representatives Discusses The Zionist Attacks On The Palestinian People And Directs To Host The Minister Of Oil
05/29/2021 The House of Representatives discussed in its first session of the second legislative term of the third legislative year of the fourth electoral cycle, which was held under the chairmanship of Mr. Muhammad al-Halbousi, Speaker of Parliament today, Saturday 5/29/2021, and in the presence of 171 deputies, The repeated Zionist attacks on the Palestinian Arab people, and finished reading and discussing two laws.
At the beginning of the session, the Speaker directed to inform the Minister of Oil to host him in the House of Representatives in the next session to answer the questions addressed to him by the Integrity and Oil and Energy Committees.
President Al-Halbousi noted that the Presidency of the Council of Representatives will follow up with the Sectoral Parliamentary Committee to oblige the Ministry of Finance to implement the payment of farmers' dues in full to implement the budget law for 2021.
The Council ended the reading of the report and discussion of the first amendment law proposal to the Foreigners Law No. (76) of 2017 submitted by the Committee on Labor, Social Affairs, Immigration and the Displaced, which came in solidarity with the Palestinian people and to reduce the burden on refugees from the sisterly State of Palestine in Iraq.
The interventions of the ladies and gentlemen of the representatives called for the support of the Palestinian refugees residing in Iraq by moving forward with amending the proposed law to address the situation of Palestinians and their human rights.
On the other hand, Mr. Rasoul Radi Abu Hasna took the constitutional oath in place of the late former MP Adnan Al-Asadi.
The Council discussed the repeated Zionist aggressions against the Palestinian Arab people.
The interventions during the session, partly headed by the First Deputy Speaker, Mr. Hassan Al-Kaabi, focused on praising the heroic and steadfast role of the Palestinian people in defending their legitimate rights and their resistance to the Zionist entity, stressing the steadfast position of Iraq and the activities that supported the Palestinian people in the face of brutal aggression.
For his part, Mr. Hassan Al Kaabi, First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, indicated that the Presidency of the Council was among the first to support the Palestinian cause by condemning the brutal attack on the Palestinian people by sending a telegram to the Arab Parliament and calling for an emergency meeting that was held virtually, as well as participating in the Palestine Committee meeting Affiliated to the Union of Member Councils of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, which was held in the Iranian capital in support of the Palestinian cause, in addition to calling on the International Parliament to convene to denounce this brutal aggression.
The Council continued reading the report and discussion of the draft law on social security and retirement for workers submitted by the committees of work, social affairs, immigration, immigration, financial and legal.
The interventions of the ladies and gentlemen focused on the importance of legislating the law to support the private sector, calling for adding an article to grant authority to the Social Security Department to secure the health aspect of the private sector and reduce the ages of women and men covered, as well as obligating factories to have health insurance for workers.
The interventions indicated that the law helps in directing the unemployed to the private sector and not focusing on government jobs, especially after the law guaranteed a pension salary for workers in the private sector, calling for changing the name of the law to become “social and health security for workers.”
After that, it was decided to adjourn the session to next Tuesday, 1/6/2021
Media Department Parliament 5/29/2021 LINK
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