Thursday, March 22 / March 2012 19:11
Baghdad {: News} Euphrates denied a member of the Committee of the regions and provinces parliamentary Mahmoud Othman said amendments be approved by his committee on the law of the provinces have reduced the validity of the provincial councils.
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has expressed his objection to the amendments introduced by the Committee of the Regions and provinces in the House of Representatives to provincial law, considering such amendments as will reduce the powers of provincial councils and limiting their ability to work and achievement and the development of its provinces. "According to a statement by the prime minister.
Osman said told News} {Euphrates today that "the amendments approved by the Committee of the Regions and the provinces on the parliamentary Law No. 21 provinces have expanded the powers of provincial councils was not shrinking."
"The amendments approved by the Committee came after a full year of the study of law and in the presence of representatives of the government as Minister of State for Provincial Affairs was present at the meetings of the Committee," adding that "he was presented the amendments to the House of Representatives was read the first reading and second reading."
The Committee on the regions and provinces parliamentary announced entering into many amendments the law of the provinces and it had to cancel some of the amendments made to the law in the past, noting that these amendments will be given broad powers to the provinces and enable them to enjoy the act in its budget for a project needed by the provinces away from the interventions of the federal ministries.
The Committee on the provinces and territories revealed that the federal government suspended part of the Law on Governorates not organized into a Region No. 21 of 2008. Ended
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