A new proposal on the ‘Kurdistan oil’ crisis: to deliver 450,000 barrels and Baghdad bears the production costs

2021.03.13 – 23:51

Baghdad – People  

A parliamentary source revealed, on Saturday, the existence of a proposal to deliver the Kurdistan region to 460 thousand barrels of oil per day to Baghdad, provided that the latter return the costs of production and extraction to the region.   

  

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The source said in a statement to “People” (March 13, 2021): “Most of the Shiite parliamentary blocs object to the text on the region’s share, but they did not come up with an appropriate alternative.”  

He added that “the Shiite blocs submitted a proposal on the basis of which the Kurdistan region would be delivered to 460 thousand barrels of oil per day to Baghdad, in exchange for the latter’s guarantee to return production and extraction expenses to the region from the exported oil money.”  

The source pointed out, “MPs have been informed that next Monday’s session will be devoted to completing the vote on the remaining articles of the Federal Court Law without the budget.”  

He added that “a decision will be taken on the budget file next Monday by a coordinating committee.”  

  

The Finance Committee confirmed, earlier Thursday, that next Monday is a fixed date for voting on the budget, whether or not it has been agreed with the Kurdistan region.  

Committee member Thamer Theban Al-Hamdani said in a statement to the official agency, which was followed by “People” (March 11, 2021), that “there is a possibility to change the price of a barrel of oil in the budget,” explaining that “the Federal Court law has nothing to do with resolving the budget law in Monday’s session.”  

Earlier, the Speaker of Parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, instructed to include the 2021 draft budget on the Parliament’s agenda at this week’s session.   

A brief statement of Al-Halbousi’s office, of which “People” received a copy, (March 8, 2021) stated, “The Speaker of Parliament has directed the inclusion of the budget bill next Monday, based on a request submitted by Representative Yusef Al-Kalabi signed by 150 deputies.”  

A document obtained by “people” showed that “150 deputies have signed the request of Representative Yusef Al-Kalabi to include the budget on the parliament’s agenda for Monday, March 15, 2021.”      

  

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Parliamentary Finance: Monday’s session is devoid of the budget bill

Political | 11:31 – 13/03/2021

Baghdad – Mawazine News

The Parliamentary Finance Committee explained why the 2021 budget bill was not included in the agenda of next Monday’s session.

“The vote on the budget law was supposed to be included in the agenda of Parliament next Monday, but the agenda will be devoted only to completing the vote on the Federal Court law,” said Majida Al-Tamimi, a member of the representative committee.

She added, “The Finance Committee agreed to hold another meeting to review some of the budget paragraphs in preparation for placing them on the Parliament’s agenda this week.”

The Speaker of Parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, had announced earlier that the vote on the 2021 Budget Law would be included on the agenda next Monday.

Earlier, the House of Representatives announced that the vote on the Federal Court law would be completed at next Monday’s session. 29 / A87 has ended

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Parliament announces the completion of the vote on the draft law of the Federal Court in Monday’s session

Time: 03/13/2021 23:16:22 Read: 2,353 times

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The House of Representatives announced, on Saturday evening, that the vote on the Federal Court bill would be completed at next Monday’s session.

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In a brief statement, the Information Department stated, “Al Furat News” received a copy of it, that “the work schedule for the session on Monday, March 15, 2021 includes the completion of voting on the draft Federal Court bill.”

On the 8th of this March, the House of Representatives completed voting on the Federal Supreme Court bill.

The House of Representatives voted by a two-thirds majority on Articles 8, 10 and 21 of the Federal Supreme Court bill.

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A representative source confirms the inclusion of the budget law in next Tuesday’s session

Time: 03/13/2021 23:47:56 Read: 1,066 times

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} A representative source confirmed, on Saturday evening, that the federal budget for 2021 will be included in the session next Tuesday.

And the source said {to Euphrates News} about “the inclusion of the 2021 budget bill on the agenda of next Tuesday’s session.”

On Saturday, the House of Representatives announced that the vote on the Federal Court bill would be completed at next Monday’s session.

In a brief statement, the Information Department stated, “Al Furat News” received a copy of it, that “the work schedule for the session on Monday, March 15, 2021 includes the completion of voting on the draft Federal Court bill.”

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SAERON SENDS A MESSAGE TO PARLIAMENT REGARDING THE VOTE ON THE BUDGET

Saturday, 13 March 2021 8:34 PM

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Baghdad / National News Center

Today, Saturday, the Saeron Alliance sent a message to the House of Representatives regarding next Monday’s session, whose agenda includes the voting clause on the draft federal budget bill for the fiscal year 2021.

The deputy of the coalition, Hawazen Al-Shammari, said in a statement received by the National News Center: “In light of the current circumstances that our dear country is going through related to the challenges of the Corona pandemic and the stifling economic crisis, and in order to cross our homeland to safety and overcome all the challenges resulting from the delay in approving the budget. In order not to repeat the scenario of delay in the distribution of salaries of employees and retirees, social welfare benefits and brothers, contracts and procedures in all ministries, especially contracts and wages of the Ministry of Electricity, who have passed a full year since their appointment without paying their financial dues, we call on the distinguished parliament to vote on the general budget for 2021 at next Monday’s session And leave aside all differences and think about the supreme national interest.

Al-Shammari added, “Looking at the depth of the citizen’s interests calls for uniting efforts, rejecting political differences, and the trend towards voting on the budget, which is greatly delayed and after the people’s eyes have come to the people’s representatives to resolve this important file, especially after the Parliamentary Finance Committee and the committee formed by the government have finished. All notes on the budget, so Monday’s vote on the general budget represents a response to a popular demand that cannot be ignored.

It is hoped that the Presidency of the House of Representatives will present, in next Monday’s session, the draft federal budget bill for the fiscal year 2021, to the deputies for the purpose of voting on it, but the disagreement between Baghdad and Erbil over the Kurdistan region’s share still exists until the moment.

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Kurdistan: Not setting a date for the visit of the regional government delegation to Baghdad

Samir Hawarmi, spokesman for Qubad Talabani, deputy head of the Kurdistan Regional Government, announced today, Saturday, that no date has been set for the regional government delegation to visit the federal capital, Baghdad. Hawrami said in a press statement to Kurdish media, that no date has been set for the visit of the regional government negotiating delegation to the federal capital Baghdad at this moment. He added: The visit of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s delegation to the capital Baghdad is linked to setting the date for voting on the draft federal budget law for the year 2021. The Kurdistan Regional Government’s delegation headed by Qubad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister, had made a number of visits to the capital Baghdad and held meetings with political parties to determine the share of a region Kurdistan in the draft general budget law for 2021. This indicates that the leaked reports from the 2021 budget indicate that the Kurdistan region has obtained a large share of the budget that exceeds the number of its population and refuses to hand over the sums of money sold for its oil to the federal government.

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A surprise to the regional government about employee salaries in the 2021 budget

Time: 03/13/2021 18:33:18 Read: 3,848 times

{Economy: Al Furat News} A member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Sherwan Mirza, revealed, on Saturday, the addition of a paragraph in the 2021 budget that obliges the Kurdistan Regional Government to distribute the salaries of employees without any deduction.

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Mirza said in a press statement, “The committee has put in place a paragraph in the draft budget law, through which it obligates the Kurdistan Regional Government to distribute the salaries of employees without any deduction.

And if the governments of the center and the region reach an agreement on the budget and Baghdad sends the money to Kurdistan.”

He pointed out that “tomorrow, Sunday, a meeting will be held under the chairmanship of Muhammad Al-Halbousi, Chairman of the Houses of Representatives, with the heads of parliamentary blocs to discuss the draft law of the Federal Court.”

Mirza indicated that “after the meeting, a decision will be taken to include the budget bill or not.”

It is noteworthy that the head of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s representative in Baghdad, Faris Issa, confirmed that a government delegation from Erbil will go to the capital, Baghdad, a day before the presentation of the fiscal budget bill for 2021 to vote in the House of Representatives scheduled for next Monday.

For his part, the Speaker of Parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, called for a vote on the draft budget law next Monday, but the matter has not yet been settled due to the objection of the Shiite blocs to the formula contained in the draft on the share of the Kurdistan region.

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The Kurdish delegation goes to Baghdad one day before the date to vote on the budget

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The leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Repin Salam, confirmed, on Saturday, that the Kurdish delegation headed by the Vice President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Qubad Talabani, will go to Baghdad on Sunday.

“The Kurdish delegation will return to Erbil tomorrow, to hold intensive meetings with the political blocs, in an attempt to persuade them to vote on the region’s share in the next Monday’s session,” Salam said.

He added, “We have an agreement with the federal government and we have implemented the conditions requested by Baghdad regarding the delivery of oil and the proceeds of the border crossings, and we expect to reach an agreement with the political blocs that settles the controversy, because it is impossible to go to vote on the budget with a majority system.”

The House of Representatives had set next Monday as a date for voting on the general budget, while the region’s share is still the biggest obstacle to resolving the vote. End / 25 p

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Sisi and the King of Jordan will soon be in Iraq

Political | 04:01 – 13/03/2021

Baghdad – Mawazine News

A government advisor revealed, on Saturday, the imminent visit of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and King Abdullah II of Jordan to Iraq.

Political advisor to Prime Minister Mashreq Abbas said in a message via the clubhouse app, that “the Egyptian president and the king of Jordan will visit Iraq soon, to hold the tripartite summit,” noting that “the Iraqi government has a plan of action to bring about economic integration with Egypt and Jordan.”

He added, “The discussions between Iraq, Egypt and Jordan in Baghdad will focus on exporting Iraqi oil, industrial cities and others, and Iraq has an infrastructure linked and coherent with Jordan, and there is an intertwining of destinies with Egypt.”

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Iraq .. The United Nations detects the catastrophic effects of raising the price of the dollar against the dinar

Saturday 13 March 2021 | 09:46 am

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The United Nations World Food Program in Iraq revealed, on Saturday, that the price of the food basket has risen to 14% after the devaluation of the local currency against the dollar, while calling for formulating policies to increase the contribution to the gross domestic product .

“The World Food Program monitors food prices, including the average food basket of 2,100 calories per day, ” said the representative of the World Food Program in Iraq, Abdul Rahman Megaj, in a statement reported by the official Al-Sabah newspaper .

Megaj added, “10% of people use ‘coping strategies’ to help with their condition, because they do not have enough food to eat. Of those 10%, about 35% buy cheaper food, and of the same 10%, about 27% buy food .

He continued, “The World Food Program is working during the current year to reach 849,000 people across Iraq, through monthly support for the most vulnerable people, building resilience and school feeding programs, in addition to government support, including digitization and reform of the public distribution system for rations. Food, and the work of the World Food Program is expanding in the south of the country, where poverty indicators are among the worst. The poverty rate in Iraq is about 31.7% .

He revealed, “The average price of the food basket has increased by 14% since the devaluation and is expected to remain at a new high level, which will directly affect the food security of the vulnerable population in Iraq, especially the displaced, returnees, refugees and other vulnerable Iraqis .”

The representative of the program stated that “it is necessary to support imports of basic foodstuffs, to help reduce the impact of devaluation on the purchasing power of vulnerable Iraqis, and it will also be necessary to formulate policies to increase the contribution to GDP from sectors other than oil, and to reduce economic dependence on Oil exports by boosting domestic food production .

Regarding the ration card items, he explained that “according to the recommendations of the National White Book for Iraq, focusing the public distribution system on the most vulnerable people will be necessary to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the system, and thus support the most needy families by providing the required foodstuffs monthly without interruption .”

He pointed out that “data-based decision-making and policy planning are also important and it is necessary to monitor food security at the national level and early warning systems, link main data sets and determine when action is required, which will allow Iraq to respond proactively to food security needs .”

The representative of the United Nations World Food Program in Iraq explained, “Although the government has taken appropriate measures, humanitarian and development actors in the country also need to increase efforts to mitigate the impact of devaluation on vulnerable groups. Additional support from countries will also be needed. The donor at this time ”.  

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