Wednesday 22/2/2012
Economists (range): Delay Aaqraralmoisnasagay shadow on service projects and investment
Baghdad, Economists called to speed up the adoption of the budget for the current year 2012 in order to proceed to the completion of service projects and investment.
He attributed the financial expert Crescent miller delay in approving the budget for the current year to the current political tensions in the country.
He said the miller's (long): The political disputes taking place in the country at the present time delayed approving the budget in the House of Representatives, pointing out that Article 75 of the Constitution provides for the legitimacy of the members of the House of Representatives to enjoy any vacation before approving the budget of public finances.
He said the miller: that the things that the focus of the current year budget provides for the supplement projects last year, noting that the percentage of completion of these projects did not exceed 30%.
He called on all political blocs to approving the budget and leave the reservations at this time indicating that the budgets of advanced countries in the world does not have abandoned some of the errors and shortcomings.
To that count, an economist at gnathion NA complacency and lack of experience to work by members of the House of Representatives led to a delay in the budget.
He said gnathion NA (range): The absence of work experience and tolerance of delay caused by the two parliaments approving the budget, on schedule, indicating that he is supposed be completed the second half of next year in order to create sufficient space for the specific departments.
He gnathion NA: that the country loses $ 10 billion due to the delay because of the total deactivation of the investment projects in the current year calling on the Ministry of Finance to work on the preparation of the budget early 2013 to not fall into the problematic delays.
And called for mass citizen of the Islamic Supreme Council abolish Article 25 of the General Budget Law for 2012 and raise the prices of agricultural crops and support the farmers as a condition for a vote.
The MP said the bloc 'Abdul-Hussein Abtan during a press conference, according to "Sumerian News" "The bloc calls for abolition of Article 25 of the General Budget Law for 2012, as a condition for a vote."
He added that Abtan "bloc is also demanding that the budget includes a general lifting of prices of agricultural crops and support the farmers because it represents a great importance in improving the status of agriculture in the country."
Article 25 of the Code of the financial budget for the year 2012, that the Federal Minister of Finance in coordination with the Minister of Planning, the federal powers of the well allocations for the purpose of extinguishing the predecessor installed from 1/12004 and up to 31/12/2012 in the records of ministries and departments not related to the Ministry for the period referred to above, which have not been resolved despite the availability of financial allocation for some of them for the purpose of put out without incurring the actual exchange and after the establishment of the FSA working in each ministry or a non-related to the Ministry support the health of the predecessor suspended within the accounting records in coordination with the ministry or organization is not linked to the Ministry and the Department of Accounting, without result in actual exchange suspended the granting of any advance by the Ministry of Finance without the financial cover its budget within the fiscal year.
Sadr threatened on Tuesday, not to vote on the budget for 2012 in the absence of modifications include the allocation of additional funds for the citizens of surplus budgets in previous years.
The Presidency of the Council of Representatives decided to continue meetings of the Council until tomorrow, Thursday, pending the completion of the preparation of the budget bill 2012, and voted upon.
To that suggested by the Finance Committee deputy Najib Najeeba approve budget bill this week as a result intensify the work of the Commission to speed up the passing.
Najib said (of the Agency news): The Finance Committee is considering the parliamentary budget bill and discusses the material to be passed quickly and by adopting as soon as, through the intensification of work and continue to always.
She added: We are still discussing the paragraphs of the budget and formulations legislation with respect to its tools and study the proposals presented to it, noting that all things were not settled and contemplates resolved during the next few days and submit the draft to the Presidency of the Council of Representatives for the most important changes in the paragraphs to be rated.
Najib pointed out that the increase of pensions is one of the priorities of the proposals on the draft budget and took a large portion amendments to the budget law are the subject matter being a large segment of the people and aroused the attention of members of the House of Representatives and the political blocs.
For his part, MP for the mass of 'Abdul-Hussein Abtan that the financial budget for 2012 will include an increase in the salaries of retirees.
He said in a statement to all of Iraq [where] the parliamentary finance committee that the process of providing the necessary amounts of expenditures is necessary to secure an increase of pensions.
The MP added on the mass of citizens that the parliament compound to increase the salaries of retirees because of a determination by its members on the impoverished half of this segment. "
He pointed out that the mass Abtan citizen and worked with other blocs were able to include the budget in 2012 to increase financial allocations for pensions. "
The MP for the mass of the citizen Faleh in effect declared the practice of mass pressure on the House of Representatives to increase the salaries of retirees within the financial budget for 2012.
The House of Representatives has completed the second reading of the budget bill, the state of public finances for 2012 is expected to ratify the budget next Thursday.
It is said that retirees complain of low salaries they receive, noting that these salaries do not fill their personal needs as well as their families.
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