The government froze employment and budget bonuses in response to international criticism

The government froze employment and budget bonuses in response to international criticism


1/2/18

Information / Baghdad ..
According to a senior government official, the Iraqi government froze employment and allowances in the budget in response to the International Monetary Fund, noting that the budget of 2018, does not contain any allocations for new appointments in state institutions, including the Ministries of Defense and Interior.
"The budget does not include any allowances or increase in the salaries of workers in all state institutions," the newspaper quoted the official as saying. "This step comes in response to the recommendations and conditions of the International Monetary Fund , Which seeks to borrow from Iraq to fill the budget deficit.
"The IMF pointed out that more than 1 million jobs out of 4 million are sinking, as they do not work for more than 30 minutes a day and their presence is not important at all," the official said. "Fraud networks, which take money from college graduates, Promises to employ them in government institutions. "
Iraq's budget next year is estimated at 96 billion dollars, with an expected deficit of 12 billion dollars. The Executive Board of the IMF has concluded with Iraq in 2016, an agreement to lend Baghdad $ 5.34 billion, in return for the implementation of the program of economic reform. Ending / 25
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Iraqi govt froze appointments, bonuses abiding by IMF guidelines

by  Jan 2, 2018, 2:53 pm




Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Iraqi government has frozen bonuses for employees and is not hiring more through its 2018 budget as per loan-related directives form the International Monetary Fund, a senior government official was quoted saying on Tuesday.
The London-based The New arab quoted the official saying that the 2018 budget does not include allocations for new appointments in state bodies, including the ministries of defense and interior.
“The budget does not also involve any bonuses or salary raises for public servants”, the official explained, noting that “the step comes in response to recommendations and provisions set by the IMF, from which Iraq is seeking to borrow to bridge the budget deficit”.
He said the international organization had pointed to an “excess of one million jobs, out of four millions”, adding that “those work for no more than 30 minutes a day and their presence is insignificant at all”.
Iraq’s draft budget for 2018 is estimated by nearly USD96 billion, with a projected deficit of USD12 billion.
In 2016, the IMF’s executive board signed a loan to Iraq worth USD5.34 in return for carrying out an economic reform plan.

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