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Iraqi parliament to vote on the budget in the absence of Representatives Kurds
- MARCH 7, 2013
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BAGHDAD - (time
- Iraq's parliament voted Thursday to the general budget of $ 119 billion dollars, one of the largest budgets in the history of Iraq Province Kurdish lawmakers, after weeks of delay because of disagreements several spins, notably about the dues of foreign companies operating in the Kurdistan region.
Said on Alfalh MP bloc of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said in a statement to French Ocalhasahafh "voting today on all the articles of the budget, in the absence of Kurdish lawmakers and attend some quarter Vice Qaúmaalaracah" opposition to the owners.
The Alfalh added that "175 deputies (out of 325) who attended the session at the beginning, and 168 of them remained at the vote, noting that the quorum for the meeting requires the presence of at least 163 deputies."
He added that "Parliament voted on several additions, notably salaries Awakening forces that have been approved."
The Iraqi government announced in October / last October it agreed to budget 2013 in the amount of $ 115 billion, an increase of 18% from last year, noting that the site of the House of Representatives announced Thursday that the budget is about $ 119 billion by the additions.
She said that Iraq, which provides the bulk of its revenue from oil exports, is counting on the price of a barrel of oil is $ 90, and the production of 2.9 million barrels per day, unexpected export 250 thousand barrels per day from the Kurdistan region.
But the Kurdistan region's autonomous stopped several times to pump oil exports through the main export line of the country due to non-payment of the central government dues of foreign companies operating in the region.
And postponed the vote on the budget process in parliament for weeks, especially because of the dispute between the central government and the Kurdistan region.
Kurdish MP said, but Talabani told AFP that "Kurdish lawmakers boycotted the meeting today because we have demands of the latest payment of foreign oil companies operating in the Kurdistan region."
"The formula is agreed. The government agreed to $ 750 million, while we demand of 4.5 billion dollars, the real value of the receivables. "
The budget identified 17 percent of the total expenditures to Kurdistan.
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- MARCH 7, 2013
Cardinal Sacco inspects Babylon Cathedral yesterday's Reuters
BAGHDAD - (time
- Iraq's parliament voted Thursday to the general budget of $ 119 billion dollars, one of the largest budgets in the history of Iraq Province Kurdish lawmakers, after weeks of delay because of disagreements several spins, notably about the dues of foreign companies operating in the Kurdistan region.
Said on Alfalh MP bloc of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said in a statement to French Ocalhasahafh "voting today on all the articles of the budget, in the absence of Kurdish lawmakers and attend some quarter Vice Qaúmaalaracah" opposition to the owners.
The Alfalh added that "175 deputies (out of 325) who attended the session at the beginning, and 168 of them remained at the vote, noting that the quorum for the meeting requires the presence of at least 163 deputies."
He added that "Parliament voted on several additions, notably salaries Awakening forces that have been approved."
The Iraqi government announced in October / last October it agreed to budget 2013 in the amount of $ 115 billion, an increase of 18% from last year, noting that the site of the House of Representatives announced Thursday that the budget is about $ 119 billion by the additions.
She said that Iraq, which provides the bulk of its revenue from oil exports, is counting on the price of a barrel of oil is $ 90, and the production of 2.9 million barrels per day, unexpected export 250 thousand barrels per day from the Kurdistan region.
But the Kurdistan region's autonomous stopped several times to pump oil exports through the main export line of the country due to non-payment of the central government dues of foreign companies operating in the region.
And postponed the vote on the budget process in parliament for weeks, especially because of the dispute between the central government and the Kurdistan region.
Kurdish MP said, but Talabani told AFP that "Kurdish lawmakers boycotted the meeting today because we have demands of the latest payment of foreign oil companies operating in the Kurdistan region."
"The formula is agreed. The government agreed to $ 750 million, while we demand of 4.5 billion dollars, the real value of the receivables. "
The budget identified 17 percent of the total expenditures to Kurdistan.
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