Wednesday, February 22, 2012 19:49
{Baghdad, Euphrates News} MP for the coalition of the center Muhammad Iqbal to submit the draft budget put forward today to vote in the House of Representatives shows that it was written the same is still central in spite of the observations of the many made by all the political blocs and members of provincial councils, explaining that the intention of the government in give more powers to the provinces have not been achieved in the current draft.
Iqbal said in a press statement received by the Euphrates {News} a copy of it today, "Nineveh province have wronged in the previous budgets are still oppressed in this budget as set it to 10% while the rate of the real in the light of the 11.6% of the population, and the Total operating budget as well as investment and petrodollars have no more than 1% of the total budget which is a clear injustice must be remedied her soon. "
He added that "our provinces are covering the planned deficit in the budget through the return of funds to the government at the end of the current year and this deprived them of stability, investment and economic, which aspires to him while we in the Kurdistan region," and urged "the establishment of the Fund in the provinces particularly the development of the regions into which funds to maintain and that these funds will not be returned to the central government, as well as the allocation of more funds to the provinces to achieve the principles of justice and decentralization in accordance with the framework of the Constitution. "
He said Iqbal, "The article (18) V of the budget, provided that the priority in the grades of the contracts in force, which is a disadvantage for decades to assign or Two Springs in Nineveh and the promise of good in Diyala being overlooked referred to directly, that is a problem manufactured by the government and should be resolved, and these young have made a great effort and it was time to solve their problems through their appointment. "
He stressed that the "coalition of the center will not vote on the budget unless it has ascertained the current conviction to lift oppression from the provinces and to correct past mistakes that people want to devote the day."
The Iraqi government approved on 5 December last budget year 2012 amounting to $ 100 billion in about 117 trillion Iraqi dinars and a deficit of up to $ 13.5 billion {17 trillion dinars}.
The percentage of funds allocated for investment projects in the budget, 35%, while the rest of the acquired operating budget, particularly on the remaining ones.
The Government has adopted the Iraqi oil price of $ 85 basis, and expect, through differences in the price of oil, to cover more than $ 10 billion deficit. Ended
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