EPISODE · Mar 22, 2021 · 19 MIN
We Almost Had a Vote on the Iraqi Federal Budget for 2021
from My FX Buddies · host Tish Washington
To read all the articles I discuss in this episode and MORE go to: https://myfxbuddies.blogspot.com/2021/03/wots-fri-mar-19-21.html The Finance Committee votes to approve the amendment of the kurdistan region's quota paragraph in the budget link Iraq's parliament's finance committee has approved an amendment to the quota for Kurdistan, a parliamentary source said Friday. The source told Shafq News that the Finance Committee voted to approve the controversial articles in the budget after it was amended during its current meeting," he said, noting that article 11 on kurdistan's share of the 2021 budget was "a matter of concern." In the meantime, meetings are continuing to complete the requirements of the federal budget law for fiscal year 2021, according to a reporter for The Twilight News. The source told Shafq News earlier in the day that the Parliamentary Finance Committee was holding a new meeting to discuss the alternative version of Article 11 on the Kurdistan Region's share in the general budget, after agreeing with leaders and representatives of the Shiite and Kurdish blocs. Earlier in the day, Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP) mp Bashar al-Kiki told The Twilight News that the delegation had reached an amendment with the Iraqi parliament to amend the wording of one of the budget paragraphs, making it feasible on the ground. Al-Kiki, a leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party ( KDP), said the agreement confirmed that the Kurdistan regional government would deliver no more than 250,000 barrels of oil per day to the federal government. Earlier in the day, the parliamentary circles told Shafq News that there was an agreement reached by the Kurdish delegation headed by Qubad Talabani with the speaker of the Iraqi parliament, Mohammed al-Halbousi, without disclosing what the agreement was.
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To read all the articles I discuss in this episode and MORE go to: https://myfxbuddies.blogspot.com/2021/03/wots-fri-mar-19-21.html The Finance Committee votes to approve the amendment of the kurdistan region's quota paragraph in the budget link Iraq's parliament's finance committee has approved an amendment to the quota for Kurdistan, a parliamentary source said Friday. The source told Shafq News that the Finance Committee voted to approve the controversial articles in the budget after it was amended during its current meeting," he said, noting that article 11 on kurdistan's share of the 2021 budget was "a matter of concern." In the meantime, meetings are continuing to complete the requirements of the federal budget law for fiscal year 2021, according to a reporter for The Twilight News. The source told Shafq News earlier in the day that the Parliamentary Finance Committee was holding a new meeting to discuss the alternative version of Article 11 on the Kurdistan Region's share in the general budget, after agreeing with leaders and representatives of the Shiite and Kurdish blocs. Earlier in the day, Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP) mp Bashar al-Kiki told The Twilight News that the delegation had reached an amendment with the Iraqi parliament to amend the wording of one of the budget paragraphs, making it feasible on the ground. Al-Kiki, a leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party ( KDP), said the agreement confirmed that the Kurdistan regional government would deliver no more than 250,000 barrels of oil per day to the federal government. Earlier in the day, the parliamentary circles told Shafq News that there was an agreement reached by the Kurdish delegation headed by Qubad Talabani with the speaker of the Iraqi parliament, Mohammed al-Halbousi, without disclosing what the agreement was.
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