Tuesday, February 7, 2012 16:07
Abtan: political pressure to pass budget
BAGHDAD / Baghdadiya News / .. A member of the parliamentary economic committee Hussain Abtan, Tuesday, that the budget for the current year do not achieve an ambitious citizens, both living and service.
And Abtan told / Baghdadiya News / Tuesday, said that "the general budget for the current year is not meaningful and do not meet the most basic needs of the citizens do not meet the tasks of the development of industrial and agricultural sectors and services as a sector of electricity," explaining that the budget needs a lot of adjustments in the tables and figures.
He noted there was no pressure by the government to pass the budget on what it is.
He said a member of the Economic Committee, "We support the overall investment, but we expect to be a priority to eliminate unemployment and poverty," noting that the amounts of surplus, which returned from the provinces or ministries of the investment will be devoted to him and counterpart funds arising from the operating budget can be returned to operational, he said.
The government approved in early December last budget in 2012 amounted to a total value of more than 100 billion dollars, the largest budget in the history of Iraq, according to government agencies.
And distributed the current budget for 2012 by 68% for operational projects with 32% of which went for the investment budget, / End / 49.
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Abtan: political pressure to pass budget
BAGHDAD / Baghdadiya News / .. A member of the parliamentary economic committee Hussain Abtan, Tuesday, that the budget for the current year do not achieve an ambitious citizens, both living and service.
And Abtan told / Baghdadiya News / Tuesday, said that "the general budget for the current year is not meaningful and do not meet the most basic needs of the citizens do not meet the tasks of the development of industrial and agricultural sectors and services as a sector of electricity," explaining that the budget needs a lot of adjustments in the tables and figures.
He noted there was no pressure by the government to pass the budget on what it is.
He said a member of the Economic Committee, "We support the overall investment, but we expect to be a priority to eliminate unemployment and poverty," noting that the amounts of surplus, which returned from the provinces or ministries of the investment will be devoted to him and counterpart funds arising from the operating budget can be returned to operational, he said.
The government approved in early December last budget in 2012 amounted to a total value of more than 100 billion dollars, the largest budget in the history of Iraq, according to government agencies.
And distributed the current budget for 2012 by 68% for operational projects with 32% of which went for the investment budget, / End / 49.
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