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Financial representative negotiated the presidencies to reduce expenditures by vote on austerity budget
Range press/Baghdad
The parliamentary Finance Committee, confirmed the existence of overkill "unjustifiable" in the budget of some ministries and State institutions, she is working on the budget expenditures and reallocating to the doors with scarce funding.
And members of the Committee on the in-depth study on the mini size allocations earmarked for organizations of the three presidencies, and that it would hold a meeting with representatives of those organizations to consult on reducing additional expenses.
The Committee emphasizes that it is searching for new revenue to plug the budget deficit, in particular rehabilitation and religious tourism.
And Parliament discussed at a special meeting held on 23 December, the financial budget law for next year 2015, after approval by the Council of Ministers.
Expenditure budget provided by the Government for the Iraqi Parliament to 123 trillion dinars (103.36 billion dollars), while revenue in 2015 to 99.8 trillion Iraqi dinars ($ 83.86 billion), with a deficit of 23 trillion dinars (19.32 billion dollars).
And ' Abdul Qader Mohammed, a member of the parliamentary Finance Committee, "an expenditure within budget 2015 for some ministries, departments and institutions of the State with excessive and superfluous and did not take into account the economic crisis facing the country."
He said Mohammed, speaking for "the range", said: "in accordance with these data a mini in the Finance Committee to review the allocation of surplus and make transfers of excess funds to some sectors experiencing shortages of funding."
And the Kurdistan Alliance MP explains that "excess to be customizations reduction and redeployment, including sworn affidavits employees outside Iraq and petty cash," but refused to disclose which institutions and ministries would include procedures for reduction.
Draws member of the Finance Committee that "they awarded financial provision redundant, mostly associated with the three presidencies Presidency, Ministers, deputies and its ramifications."
In turn shows Jabbar Abdul Khaliq, the other Member of the parliamentary Finance Committee, said his Committee began examining the federal budget bill, specifically the revenues and expenditures for its second reading in the House of representatives.
Abdel khaleq, revealed in a statement to "range", that "the parliamentary Finance Committee intends to host competent authorities to review the financial allocations", stressing that "certain expenditures need to be reviewed."
The Member of the MP "attempts to reduce the size of the expenditure ceiling reasonable with commensurate financial crisis experienced by Iraq", adding that "compression of expenditures required in-depth study before deciding how much money to be provided by this reduction".
On the possibility of hosting Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari to discuss retrenchment, MP National Coalition says "there is no specific date for the host Minister Zebari on the Finance Committee," pointing out that "hosts will include government agencies covered by reducing allocations."
The Attorney noted that the Finance Committee plans to hold another meeting Monday to discuss how to impose taxes and fees and the funds obtained in order to complete the final report to the Commission and to the Presidency of the House. "
In the same context, the MP Sarhan slivani that "the parliamentary Finance Committee is studying the possibility of introducing additional revenue to the State Treasury of non-oil revenues."
Slivani said the "range", that "there are interesting proposals in the investment industry for religious tourism to develop these sectors and accounts for fees imposed on tourists".
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