Zig’s Place Chat News Saturday AM 3-20-21
Zig’s Place Chat News Saturday AM 3-20-21
Zig: Welcome to zig's place, a chat room for dinar speculators and others....discuss any topic that you wish here
Butterfly proposal alternative to Article 11 of the general budget
Saturday 20, March 2021 13:24 National Agency publishes Iraqi News / Nina /, the update of the latest proposed alternative to Article 11 relating to the Kurdistan region 's share of the general budget of 2021, prepared by the Parliamentary Finance Committee Act, as representatives of the Kurdish blocs abstained from the vote so far ./ https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=894443
butterfly https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=894444
A new deliberative meeting to agree on the latest proposals in the budget before the voting session
Saturday 20, March 2021 13:39 The Parliamentary Finance Committee held a new joint meeting to agree on drafting the latest proposals in the draft General Budget Law 2021.
The Presidency of the House of Representatives decided to postpone yesterday's session until Saturday, due to the ongoing discussions between the MPs and the Finance Committee and for the purpose of completing the details and final printing, as the final version of the budget bill will be circulated once it is completed by the Parliamentary Finance Committee.
Spectra (3/20) HUGE CONFIRMATION Deputy: The budget voting session will be held this afternoon
butterfly https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=894448
Follow-up and coordination meetings between Iraq, Jordan and Egypt next Wednesday in the capital Amman
Saturday 20, March 2021 14:16 The Minister of State for Media Affairs and the official spokesperson for the Jordanian government, Eng. Sakher Dudin, announced that his country will host next Wednesday follow-up and coordination meetings within the mechanism of tripartite cooperation between Iraq, Jordan and Egypt, in order to achieve the desired integration between the three brotherly countries, in implementation of the leaders' decisions and the outcomes of the summits. Hold it.
Dudin said in a press statement today, that the meetings come at the joint ministerial level, in continuation of a series of efforts and previous meetings hosted by the three countries during the past months and at a continuous pace, which aimed at strengthening integration and building on mosques to serve as a model in joint Arab action.
butterfly https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=894460
Parliamentary sources: The session will be held at 6 pm due to disagreements over the region’s allocations
Saturday 20, March 2021 15:20 Parliamentary sources announced that the parliament session will be held at 6 pm due to the return of some disagreements over the articles related to the region’s allocations.
butterfly https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=894465
The Kurdish delegation headed by Qubad Talabani arrives again at the Parliament building
Saturday 20, March 2021 15:52 | The Kurdish delegation headed by the Vice President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Qubad Talabani, another arrived at the House of Representatives building. Nina’s correspondent said that the delegation went to the office of Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi for a meeting headed by the House.
butterfly https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=894475
Parliamentary Finance for / NINA /: Include contract and wage allocations and Resolution 315 in the Budget Law
Saturday 20, March 2021 16:45 The Parliamentary Finance Committee has assured employees of contracts and daily wages that their allocations will be included in the draft General Budget Law 2021, as well as all the consequences of implementing Resolution 315, and it is valid to delete it.
A member of the committee, MP Naji Al-Saeedi, stated in a statement to the Iraqi National News Agency / NINA, /, that "the Finance Committee voted to confirm the old employees of electricity contracts, numbering (8743) in the General Budget Law, as well as approve the proposal to convert the lecturers into contracts and allocate the necessary amounts to them as monthly salaries. And that the Ministry of Education may issue direct orders to the lecturers covered by Cabinet Resolution No. (59) for the year 2020. "
adding that "the proposals included in the budget law included the abolition of the income tax on all military and civilian employees, contracts and all retirees, and the confirmation of the clause of appointing and directing those covered by the medical graduation law and amending it from doctors and health and support professions." As well as confirming the clause appointing postgraduate degree holders and top graduates. "
He went on to say, "The new proposals included calculating the contract period for those who are proven to have actual service owners for the purposes of bonus, promotion and contracting, and the ministries of defense and interior also commit to transferring the ranks of those who hold a bachelor’s degree or higher to the civil owners within the ministry itself."
The Presidency of the House of Representatives decided to postpone the session yesterday evening Friday to Saturday, due to the ongoing discussions between the deputies and the Finance Committee and for the purpose of completing the details and final printing, as the final version of the budget bill will be circulated once it is completed by the Parliamentary Finance Committee.
butterfly https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=894479
The Kurdish delegation meets again with the Kurdish blocs in parliament
Saturday 20, March 2021 16:59 The Kurdish delegation, headed by the Vice President of the Regional Government, Qubad Talabani, met again with representatives of the Kurdish blocs in the presence of the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Bashir Khalil Al-Haddad, and the Head of the Representation of the Kurdistan Regional Government, to discuss the draft federal budget law for 2021 and the details of the proposed text of Article 11 related to the share of the Kurdistan region And legislative procedures in the event of a vote on the draft law
butterfly https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=894407
Soon .. a railway project connecting the ancient city of Ur to the Marshes of Dhi Qar
Saturday 20, March 2021 10:43 The Dhi Qar Investment Commission revealed, on Saturday, a project to develop the archaeological area of Ur and the Ahwar Al-Chibayish through the construction of a railway linking them.
The head of the Dhi Qar Investment Authority, Abdul Hamid Al-Hassouna, said in a press statement, that "negotiations are currently underway with a company for the purpose of constructing a railway that extends from the ancient city of Ur to the Al-Chibayish Marshes, which would develop these two tourist areas."
Al-Hosouna added, "This project will be part of the development projects for tourist and archaeological areas."
butterfly https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=894404
Economist: the delay in approving the budget makes many of its items unenforceable
Saturday 20, March 2021 10:36 | The expert in economic affairs, Raad Twaij, stressed the need to approve the budget in the time allocated, indicating: "The delay in approving it is something that makes matters worse and reflects negatively on the Iraqi economic situation."
Twig said in a statement to the Iraqi National News Agency ( NINA ): "The delay in approving the budget will make many of its provisions unenforceable due to the loss of the synchronization process and make the spending process at times inconsistent with the real developmental need of the Iraqi economy and society, whose many sectors need funding.
"What is needed to provide services and employ many unemployed citizens, and unjustified delay increases the low standard of living for the Iraqis as a result of postponing many new projects, so that the private sector and the people await what they will lead to."
He added: "The budget is the most prominent economic event in Iraq annually, especially since this budget comes after the year 2020 in which there was no budget and the existence of an economic vacuum, especially with the existence of the Corona crisis and the state of recession," indicating: "What the budget represents as a financial policy can help In reviving the Iraqi economy, especially in light of the desire to create restructuring of the economy. "
The economic expert explained: "The reform of the Iraqi economy does not apply only to economic policies. Rather, it must take into account the reform and expansion of the production base in Iraq, and thus we can make the budget an orderly distribution of resources in a way that maximizes
the Iraqi GDP, and thus wasting time in adopting it is a matter It is not productive and complicates the implementation of the fiscal policy .
butterfly https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=894484
The Financial Committee: It is not possible to reduce the price of the dollar in the budget, otherwise the law must be completely redrawn
Saturday 20, March 2021 17:19 The Parliamentary Finance Committee renewed its assertion that the dollar exchange rate could not be changed in the draft General Budget Law 2021, which is scheduled to be voted on in the House of Representatives session today, Saturday.
Committee member MP Ahmad Hajj Hama Rashid said in a statement to the Iraqi National News Agency / NINA / that "the exchange rate of the dollar cannot be reduced in the budget, because it is not within the authority of the House of Representatives, and if we proceed to change it, the provisions of the General Budget Law must be completely changed from A to Z." .
He added that "changing the exchange rate of the dollar means that the revenues of the general budget will decrease, expenditures rise and the deficit increases, as well as those affected by the first change may demand compensation in the new change, and thus lack of confidence in the procedures of the Central Bank due to the change of the exchange rate, and even the oil prices on which we are counting are not." Fully stable, which makes the decision to change very difficult. "
The Presidency of the House of Representatives decided to postpone the session yesterday evening Friday to Saturday, due to the ongoing discussions between the deputies and the Finance Committee and for the purpose of completing the details and final printing, as the final version of the budget bill will be circulated once it is completed by the Parliamentary Finance Committee.
Butterfly https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=894482
A deputy for Dhi Qar: We will not vote on the budget, and we will boycott the voting session if the popular demands are not implemented
Saturday 20, March 2021 17:17 | Mona Al-Gharabi, the representative of Dhi Qar Governorate, criticized the draft General Budget Law 2021 for not being fair in her governorate and did not put solutions for it, warning the House of Representatives and the government not to ignore popular demands and let things go out of control.
Al-Gharabi said, in a press conference, that "the situation in the governorate is very dangerous, and things may get out of control if the demands are still being procrastinated and its people are ignored."
She added, "We will not vote on the budget and we will boycott the voting session, in the event that these demands are not met and included in the budget law, including allocating job grades, especially in the oil company and other ministries to the people of the province, as well as allocating funds for the reconstruction of the governorate and it is within the sums allocated to the liberated governorates as it is one of the governorates." Sacrificing in the war on terror.
"The demands include allocating funds to revive the marshes and changing their status, allocating funds to archaeological areas to revive them and using them to support the governorate's allocations, as well as allocating special grades for contracts and free lecturers, as well as canceling the clause withholding the ration card and allocating sufficient amounts of money for the items of the ration card," she said.
Butterfly https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=894492
Representatives to / NINA /: The session for voting on the budget may be postponed to the next Tuesday or Thursday Saturday 20, March 2021 18:08 Representatives of different blocs revealed the renewed differences over the provincial shares in the draft General Budget Law 2021. Nina's correspondent said that the parliamentary votes discussed the possibility of postponing the voting session on the budget bill until next Tuesday or Thursday.
butterfly https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=894493
Representatives to / NINA /: The agreement on the Kurdistan region’s budget share in the budget failed because of this paragraph
Saturday 20, March 2021 18:09 Representatives of various blocs revealed the failure of the agreement on the alternative proposal to Article 11 related to the share of the Kurdistan region in the general budget, due to the objection of representatives of the Kurdish delegation headed by the deputy head of the regional government, Qubad Talabani, on the clause obligating the region to hand over the oil revenues owed to the central government as a basic condition In return for Baghdad to receive the region's share in the general budget.
butterfly https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=894494
The National Awareness Movement expresses its deep concern about the escalation of organized campaigns to limit freedom of expression, which is an essential resource for any democratic system
Saturday 20 March 2021 18:12
butterfly The National Awareness Movement expressed its grave concern about the escalation of organized campaigns to limit freedom of expression, which is an essential resource for any democratic system.
The movement stated in a statement received by the Iraqi National News Agency / NINA / a copy of it: “The authorities in Iraq continue to use vaguely worded laws that allow criminal charges to be brought against opinions and voices opposing their behavior, as they enable a set of laws dating back to before the dictatorship era. "The current decision to take legal measures against his critics, as if Iraq is a hostile environment for those who want to criticize the government, parliament or other institutions."
The National Awareness Movement added: "It is watching with great concern the escalation of organized campaigns to limit freedom of expression, which is an essential resource for any democratic system, warning at the same time of the increase in security pressures aimed at closing the public space to all voices critical of the mistakes of public figures through practices aimed at spreading fear." Incitement against journalists, bloggers, and more recently, has included a number of political experts.
And she continued: "In the circumstance in which our country is going through a critical stage that requires accountability and accountability for those convicted of corruption, assassination and kidnapping crimes, all authorities must strengthen public debate spaces to be free, protected and effective, stressing that the right to freedom of expression is a right enshrined in international law and regional human rights agreements as well as the constitution. Out of force. ''
butterfly https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=894426
With the participation of Iraq, the activities of the "Sharjah Heritage Days" will start today, in its eighteenth session
Saturday 20, March 2021 12:23 The activities of the eighteenth session of the "Sharjah Heritage Days" will be launched today in the Heritage Square in the heart of Sharjah, which host artistic teams and specialists for crafts, cooking and hand arts, to present the cultural heritage of the UAE and 29 Arab and foreign countries and perform more than 500 heritage and cultural activities from various around the world.
The event organized by the "Sharjah Heritage Institute" will take place over a period of 22 days from March 20 until next April 10 and will open its doors under the slogan "Cultural Heritage brings us together" in front of visitors of various age groups from 4 pm to 10 pm during weekdays and from 4 pm Until midnight on weekends.
The Republic of Montenegro / Montenegro / and Kazakhstan / guest of honor / and each of Belarus, Macedonia, Bashkuristan, Bulgaria, Tajikistan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman, Iraq, Kuwait, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Maldives, and Yemen will participate in the event. And the Arab Republic of Egypt, along with Italy, Spain, France, Sudan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Algeria, the Syrian Arab Republic, Kenya, Tunisia, the Netherlands, Mauritania, and India.
butterfly https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=894496
The Kurdish blocs reveal to NINA the circumstances of the failure of the agreement on the region's share in the general budget
Saturday 20, March 2021 18:32 The Kurdish blocs revealed the clothes of the failure of the agreement on the text of the alternative proposal to Article 11 related to the Kurdistan region’s share of the draft General Budget Law 2021.
The representative of the Change Bloc, Kawa Muhammad, said in a statement to the Iraqi National News Agency / NINA / that "there are different opinions about the agreement on the alternative text of Article 11 related to the share of the Kurdistan region in the General Budget Law."
He explained, "It was agreed on Friday night to vote on the alternative proposal to Article 11, but today opinions have changed completely about the alternative text for the region’s share in the budget law."
He added that "there are new disagreements about the government text and the alternative text, which means that the session may be postponed and not held this evening," noting that "the disagreement between the Shiite and Sunni blocs first, and there is another disagreement between the Shiite and Kurdish blocs about the agreement last night."
And on the passage of the majority vote on the Budget Law, similar to the proposal to amend the Federal Court Law, he explained that "this scenario will not be repeated, at least for the session today, Saturday, and the vote will not take place by the same majority."
The Presidency of the House of Representatives decided to postpone the session yesterday evening Friday to Saturday, due to the ongoing discussions between the deputies and the Finance Committee and for the purpose of completing the details and final printing, as the final version of the budget bill will be circulated once it is completed by the Parliamentary Finance Committee.
butterfly https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=894472
The Minister of Irrigation is discussing with the Diwaniyah government irrigation projects in the governorate
Saturday 20 March 2021 17:22 The Minister of Irrigation, Mahdi Rashid Al-Hamdani, discussed with the local government in the Diwaniyah governorate the projects that the ministry is implementing in the governorate.
It was emphasized in the meeting to increase water releases for Diwaniyah, as it is primarily an agricultural governorate, and to carry out campaigns in cooperation with the relevant security and administrative agencies to lift the violations of the rivers. / is over
butterfly https://www.shafaq.com/en/Iraq-News/MP-sheds-light-on-the-reasons-for-delaying-the-approval-of-the-budget MP sheds light on the reasons for delaying the approval of the budget 2021-03-20 08:26
Shafaq News/ MP of Sairoon, Riad al-Masoudi, attributed delaying the voting session on the Federal Budget bill to the interference of the political forces in the drafting of the articles of the law among other causes.
Al-Masoudi said in a statement to Shafaq News Agency that a long track of obstacles, most prominently the devaluation of the dinar, development projects in the governorates, and the file of Kurdistan Region's oil.
The lawmaker said that there is no specific time for the session's convention today.
The Parliamentary Finance Committee convened today to discuss the Federal Budget bill's provisions, and the Parliament has not scheduled a voting session so far.
A meeting that includes the heads of the parliamentary blocs and the Parliamentary Finance Committee began moments ago to organize the final formula of the 2021 Federal Budget.
A Parliamentary source revealed to Shafaq News Agency earlier today, Saturday, "the Parliament has not decided when to schedule the session today due to the lack of consensus over the budget bill."
"routinely, the session is held between 02:00 pm and 05:00 pm, according to the Parliament's rule of procedures," the source continued.
The source added that the Parliamentary Finance Committee would hold a decisive meeting to discuss the articles of the budget bill. Henceforth, the Parliament will convene."
The persistent differences between the lawmakers in the Iraq Parliament prompted the Presidium to postpone the voting session on the budget bill of 2021 till today, Saturday.
Butterfly https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=894505
Bloc leaders: 172 deputies sign a formal request to dissolve parliament one day before the elections
Saturday 20, March 2021 19:18 Leaders and heads of political blocs announced the submission of an official request for the signatures of more than 172 deputies to dissolve the parliament one day before the elections.
The head of the Alliance, Nabil Al-Tarfi, said in a joint press conference, "It is not clear to everyone what Iraq is witnessing in terms of accelerating events, important changes, and political and social turns that cast their shadows on the political and social scene, which made the political forces face great political responsibilities that must embark on a national road map that puts the interest of Iraq. Above all partisan and personal interests and convictions, "referring to the decision to go to early elections as the beginning of a new phase of political work to gain its legitimacy from the ballot box."
He added, "The parliament had actual steps in providing the ground for these early elections, the most important of which is an independent commission and an election law that gives wide space to the academic elites for broad participation and amending the Federal Court law, leaving only the last step of dissolving the House of Representatives to complete all the requirements for early elections,
" indicating that "based on Due to the provisions of Article 64 First of the Constitution, which permitted two-thirds of the members of Parliament to submit a request to dissolve Parliament, today we submitted a request signed by more than 172 deputies to dissolve Parliament on October 9, 2021, provided that the elections take place as scheduled on the tenth of October, and the President of the Republic must issue a presidential decree. To determine the date. "
butterfly He explained, "The vote will be on the dissolution of the House of Representatives in the next session that will be held to discuss the budget," indicating that "all the blocs and their various orientations are unanimous to dissolve the House of Representatives," stressing that "this request was not submitted by a bloc or from one side or component, but everyone agreed on it."
butterfly Al Rasheed Bank launches the first batch of employees from the predecessors of the Ministries of Interior and Defense
Saturday 20, March 2021 19:22 Rasheed Bank announced today, Saturday, the launch of the first batch of advances for employees of the security ministries.
The media office of the bank called in a statement: All beneficiaries who have been sent text messages to visit bank branches or electronic payment offices to receive the amount.
He added: Work is continuing to raise the amounts in the balances of those registered on the advances through the bank’s application.
Zig If you access this chat via https://my.cbox.ws/ZIGPLACE You can make the box much bigger by clicking this link ZIGPLACE - Cbox