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Iraqi cabinet passes budget bill with Kurdish rejection and withdrawal
January 15, 2014
Passing the budget is a deliberate step to convert the crisis to Erbil, Kurdistan Alliance said.
BAGHDAD,— Iraqi Council of Ministers passed on Wednesday a law on the general budget for the current year 2014, despite the refusal by the Vice President of the Council, Roj Nuri Shaways and Kurdish Ministers.
An informed source, who asked for anonymity told Shafaq news that today's Council meeting included a discussion of the budget law, when the discussion reached to the amount of exported oil paragraph from Kurdistan Region, Arab and Turkmen Ministers agreed against the position of Kurds.
He added that the first party insisted that the province exported 400 000 barrels of oil per day via SOMO by the knowledge of the federal government and threatened that if the regional government didn’t commit on this paragraph then amounts will be deducted from the region's share of the budget, amounting to 17% of the total.
The source added that the Deputy Prime Minister, Roj Nuri Shaways as well as ministers of trade and health,[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] the position of Kurdistan region and told the other party that the government has deprived Peshmerga forces from its budget during the previous years then who will punish it.
He went on saying that the Kurdish party told the other party that it doesn’t support this paragraph, stressing to hold dialogue and negotiation to resolve this issue.
The source said that the Council decided to vote on the law, then the Kurdish party decided to withdraw from the meeting, adding that the council passed the law unanimously by the other party and signature of Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki.
He explained that the paragraph which was rejected by the Kurdish side commits Kurdistan Regional Government by 400 000 barrels of oil per day by SOMO and the knowledge of the federal government then the dues of oil companies operating in the region would be paid by 17%.
The source added that the Council of Ministers sent the bill to the parliament for voting.
It is scheduled to for the President of Kurdistan Regional Government, Nechirvan Barzani at the head of a government delegation to visit Baghdad today or tomorrow to discuss the differences between Baghdad and Erbil on the budget bill and the export of oil from the region to Turkey via the new pipeline.
The Kurdistan Alliance believed on Wednesday that the Council of Ministers passing the budget bill amid Kurdish MPs rejection and withdrawal is as an intended step to turn the crisis to Kurdistan Region.
“Iraq cant face more crisis and what happened today is a deliberate attempt to turn the crisis from Anbar to Kurdistan so that the budget won’t be passed and elections won’t be held, “the member of Kurdistan Alliance, Mahma Khalil said.
Khelil said " This procedure is incorrect and will lead to more tension between Baghdad and Erbil."
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January 15, 2014
Passing the budget is a deliberate step to convert the crisis to Erbil, Kurdistan Alliance said.
BAGHDAD,— Iraqi Council of Ministers passed on Wednesday a law on the general budget for the current year 2014, despite the refusal by the Vice President of the Council, Roj Nuri Shaways and Kurdish Ministers.
An informed source, who asked for anonymity told Shafaq news that today's Council meeting included a discussion of the budget law, when the discussion reached to the amount of exported oil paragraph from Kurdistan Region, Arab and Turkmen Ministers agreed against the position of Kurds.
He added that the first party insisted that the province exported 400 000 barrels of oil per day via SOMO by the knowledge of the federal government and threatened that if the regional government didn’t commit on this paragraph then amounts will be deducted from the region's share of the budget, amounting to 17% of the total.
The source added that the Deputy Prime Minister, Roj Nuri Shaways as well as ministers of trade and health,[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] the position of Kurdistan region and told the other party that the government has deprived Peshmerga forces from its budget during the previous years then who will punish it.
He went on saying that the Kurdish party told the other party that it doesn’t support this paragraph, stressing to hold dialogue and negotiation to resolve this issue.
The source said that the Council decided to vote on the law, then the Kurdish party decided to withdraw from the meeting, adding that the council passed the law unanimously by the other party and signature of Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki.
He explained that the paragraph which was rejected by the Kurdish side commits Kurdistan Regional Government by 400 000 barrels of oil per day by SOMO and the knowledge of the federal government then the dues of oil companies operating in the region would be paid by 17%.
The source added that the Council of Ministers sent the bill to the parliament for voting.
It is scheduled to for the President of Kurdistan Regional Government, Nechirvan Barzani at the head of a government delegation to visit Baghdad today or tomorrow to discuss the differences between Baghdad and Erbil on the budget bill and the export of oil from the region to Turkey via the new pipeline.
The Kurdistan Alliance believed on Wednesday that the Council of Ministers passing the budget bill amid Kurdish MPs rejection and withdrawal is as an intended step to turn the crisis to Kurdistan Region.
“Iraq cant face more crisis and what happened today is a deliberate attempt to turn the crisis from Anbar to Kurdistan so that the budget won’t be passed and elections won’t be held, “the member of Kurdistan Alliance, Mahma Khalil said.
Khelil said " This procedure is incorrect and will lead to more tension between Baghdad and Erbil."
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