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MPs criticize the allocation of 50% of the petro-dollar budget for energy projects
On: Sun 04/03/2012 9:10
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criticized the MP Mohammed commendable the contents of the financial budget for the current year allocation of 50% of the budget of the petro-dollar private governorates oil-producing electric power sector. Act contains the financial budget for 2012 voted by the House of Representatives last month, paragraph allocate 50% of the amounts petro-dollar project
In oil-producing provinces of electric power projects. Said commendable told (Euphrates News) The allocation of 50% of petrodollars to the electric power sector holding is incorrect because the energy sector is the prerogative of the federal government and not the prerogative of local governments.
He added that "the project idea petrodollars came to benefit oil-producing provinces and the allocation of that money to establish strategic projects and services, rather than the allocation of these funds to a particular sector of the terms of reference of the federal government.
and raised paragraph allocate 50% of the budget of petrodollars to the energy sector resentment many politicians and observers as well as some members of the provincial councils that those provinces in dire need of that money for the implementation of the projects.
In the meantime, said a member of the Finance Committee's parliamentary deputy Bayan Jabr Zubaidi "Alsumaria News", "budget year 2012 that approved by the Parliament recently become Khrtoha and not the budget," asserting that "the Finance Committee Parliamentary were not successful in their preparation" .
called Zubaidi to the need to reconsider in the preparation of the budget and not to cram the law in the law because it is a strategic mistake to include the first reading, second and debate so they can be then proceeded to vote against it. "
It is noteworthy that Parliament approved the federal budget for the year 2012 during its meeting of 25 of the legislative term the second year the second legislative held in (February 23, 2012) value of about $ 100 billion, was calculated according to the export of crude oil on the basis of average price of $ 85 per barrel and an average export of 2.0006 million barrels, including exports of the Kurdistan region. The Council Representatives voted during the same meeting within the approved budget, the purchase of 350 vehicles armored deputies $ 60 billion Iraqi dinars, equivalent to $ 50 million.
criticized supported the religious authority in Karbala, Ahmad Safi, in (February 24, 2012), the allocation of the House of Representatives $ 50 million for the purchase of armored vehicles for its members, criticizing strongly authenticate the House of Representatives to buy armored vehicles to members of Parliament and considered it a "provocation" to the feelings of Iraqis and "privileges redundant," asserting that the move would weaken the confidence of the people political forces, in what was authorized religious authority Ali al-Sistani in Karbala, the day before yesterday Friday, the reactions of a number of parliamentarians on the refusal of the Iraqi street, the allocation of funds for the purchase of armored vehicles is unacceptable, calling for the redeployment of these funds to the victims of violence.
also faced this decision much criticism of the political blocs, viewed it as the cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in the (February 26 2012), "and a disgrace to Parliament", describing it as "theft" of the food of the Iraqi people, as he emphasized that it is traveling in that armor traitor to his people and his country and the disobedient to his Lord, as it considered the Virtue parliamentary (February 25, 2012) "provocation" to the feelings of Iraqis and "privileges redundant," as he, First Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Qusay al-Suhail, in (February 25, 2012), was surprised to accept some lawmakers purchase armored vehicles to members of Parliament.
confirmed the Iraqi List, in the 28 of February 2012, that the purchase of those cars came within request for the allocation of funds to strengthen security measures for members of the Council, and as shown that these cars will be the property of the parliament, accused the deputies, "belongs to a culture of Uday Saddam Hussein," tarnishing the image of the House of Representatives and the leaking of false information on the subject.
also confirmed the list also, that the parliamentary blocs all voted for this resolution, but they announced a retreat from its position due to popular demands, which objected to the decision, appealed to the President in the House of Representatives to allocate those funds to families of the detainees and victims of "terrorism."
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