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Debate on the legality of the budget amendment
3/28/15
General Budget Law for 2015 witnessed a debate on the legality adjusted, while the government is seeking to challenge it, the parliamentary finance committee confirmed hold any amendment upon the illegality.
BAGHDAD / Obelisk: Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed on Saturday, the illegality of any amendment to the budget, even if challenged by the government, stating that the parliament has the right to just delete some paragraphs objectionable or keeping it.
He said the Finance Committee member Abdul Qader Mohammed, said. "After the presidential endorsement of the budget law have the right to appeal against the Council of Ministers and raise the appeal to the Federal Court."
He added: "If the court is satisfied that the appeal would send the budget to the House of Representatives, but the Council is not entitled to legally make any amendment, but to simply delete the paragraph objectionable or maintain them."
The government had announced its intention to appeal to the Federal Court on certain paragraphs of the budget in 2015 and then backed away from it.
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3/28/15
General Budget Law for 2015 witnessed a debate on the legality adjusted, while the government is seeking to challenge it, the parliamentary finance committee confirmed hold any amendment upon the illegality.
BAGHDAD / Obelisk: Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed on Saturday, the illegality of any amendment to the budget, even if challenged by the government, stating that the parliament has the right to just delete some paragraphs objectionable or keeping it.
He said the Finance Committee member Abdul Qader Mohammed, said. "After the presidential endorsement of the budget law have the right to appeal against the Council of Ministers and raise the appeal to the Federal Court."
He added: "If the court is satisfied that the appeal would send the budget to the House of Representatives, but the Council is not entitled to legally make any amendment, but to simply delete the paragraph objectionable or maintain them."
The government had announced its intention to appeal to the Federal Court on certain paragraphs of the budget in 2015 and then backed away from it.
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