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Zebari: 2015 budget will amount to $ 134 billion
2014/11/29 09:12:30 AM
BAGHDAD / Wi-News
Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari said on Friday that Iraq is not bankrupt countries but must expenses and reduced pressure to overcome the current difficult phase.
Zebari said in a press statement "should not be out there disbursements customization and law which will help the state's resources. Iraq is not a bankrupt country, or does not have the capabilities of a human or financial resources, but everyone must cooperate to overcome this difficult phase."
He pointed out that "the budget year 2015 will be a $ 134 billion deficit estimated at $ 40 billion and will be the security sector and the army have the largest share of the budget."
He pointed out that "the budget has secured the popular crowd to the need of the state to force the salaries of volunteer forces," adding, "They will join the National Guard to be formed."
He Zebari said that "arming tribes are part of the current government strategy and welcome any international support to help Iraq, but no support for clans is an Iraqi and a local decision as to all the aid that comes to Iraq are welcome and should be that all parties benefit from the popular crowd and clans and the Peshmerga because the enemy one." .
"The government's own past to resolve the salaries and expenses of the Peshmerga differences," stressing that "near the visiting high-level delegation from the Kurdistan region."
The finance minister said that "the financial and the last oil agreement between Baghdad and Erbil open a door for dialogue and provided a positive vibe to it," noting that "the delegation of the province, who is visiting Baghdad in the next few days to discuss all outstanding oil and balancing security and cooperation files in the face of terrorism."
Zebari pointed to the "survival of the share of the Kurdistan region in the 2015 budget by 17% as agreed in the previous budgets, compared to the province's commitment to export quantities of oil through the federal government."
He called on the Minister of Finance on all parties, including the House of Representatives to contribute to speed up the passage of the budget as a strategic decision, "he said." There will be discussions, questions and turn, are ready to answer them. "
He stressed "the need for rationalization of spending to the presence of a difficult financial situation in Iraq, and this needs to be the economy in expenditure as far as possible to lower oil prices and the government ministries and be aware of the seriousness of this situation, which is going through the country, and there is a sense of responsibility and awareness in the approval of this budget."
The Council of Ministers held an extraordinary meeting yesterday to discuss the 2015 budget and decided to complete the discussion on Saturday to send the bill to the House tomorrow evening in preparation for approval.
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2014/11/29 09:12:30 AM
BAGHDAD / Wi-News
Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari said on Friday that Iraq is not bankrupt countries but must expenses and reduced pressure to overcome the current difficult phase.
Zebari said in a press statement "should not be out there disbursements customization and law which will help the state's resources. Iraq is not a bankrupt country, or does not have the capabilities of a human or financial resources, but everyone must cooperate to overcome this difficult phase."
He pointed out that "the budget year 2015 will be a $ 134 billion deficit estimated at $ 40 billion and will be the security sector and the army have the largest share of the budget."
He pointed out that "the budget has secured the popular crowd to the need of the state to force the salaries of volunteer forces," adding, "They will join the National Guard to be formed."
He Zebari said that "arming tribes are part of the current government strategy and welcome any international support to help Iraq, but no support for clans is an Iraqi and a local decision as to all the aid that comes to Iraq are welcome and should be that all parties benefit from the popular crowd and clans and the Peshmerga because the enemy one." .
"The government's own past to resolve the salaries and expenses of the Peshmerga differences," stressing that "near the visiting high-level delegation from the Kurdistan region."
The finance minister said that "the financial and the last oil agreement between Baghdad and Erbil open a door for dialogue and provided a positive vibe to it," noting that "the delegation of the province, who is visiting Baghdad in the next few days to discuss all outstanding oil and balancing security and cooperation files in the face of terrorism."
Zebari pointed to the "survival of the share of the Kurdistan region in the 2015 budget by 17% as agreed in the previous budgets, compared to the province's commitment to export quantities of oil through the federal government."
He called on the Minister of Finance on all parties, including the House of Representatives to contribute to speed up the passage of the budget as a strategic decision, "he said." There will be discussions, questions and turn, are ready to answer them. "
He stressed "the need for rationalization of spending to the presence of a difficult financial situation in Iraq, and this needs to be the economy in expenditure as far as possible to lower oil prices and the government ministries and be aware of the seriousness of this situation, which is going through the country, and there is a sense of responsibility and awareness in the approval of this budget."
The Council of Ministers held an extraordinary meeting yesterday to discuss the 2015 budget and decided to complete the discussion on Saturday to send the bill to the House tomorrow evening in preparation for approval.
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