Friday, February 17, 2012Albzona: fiscal balances in Iraq purely political deals and do not represent the actual needs of the country
Said MP for the coalition of state law that Jawad Albzona fiscal balances in Iraq is the solution of disputes and political crises between the blocks and there are billions of dollars available each year, however, the poverty line, up to 40% in Iraq, "he said."
He said Albzona told all of Iraq [where] that "the budget lacks the most basic ingredients that provide a decent life for the citizens of Iraq, and to the lack of economic projects of strategic major and service," asserting that "most of the political blocs seeking to projects" trivial "and small does not serve the citizen to get them the most amount of money, "as he put it."
He added that "most of the projects that the disposal of its funds worth billions of dollars are the projects and fake, so that was the fact Most funds available in cases of administrative corruption noting that" this budget to the day did not solve the problem of unemployment experienced by young people in providing job opportunities for them.
The government has approved in early last December's 2011 budget in 2012 a total amount of [100] billion dollars, which is the largest budget in the history of Iraq and handed over to the House of Representatives for approval is that the council because of the differences between the political blocs have not ratified so far, which led exchange to a halt in many projects and provinces complained of the delay.
The Finance Committee of the Parliament at its meeting yesterday confirmed its demanding changes to the budget bill and make transfers in other aspects with a focus on some aspects of which has not been resolved until now, especially with regard to increase the salaries of retirees and expansion in degrees career for a number of ministries as well as attention to a network of social protection in addition to a number of important issues.
On the other hand Speaker announced for hosting and Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi and President of Supreme Audit and the number of specialists on Saturday next to answer the questions lawmakers on the final accounts for previous years.
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