More News, Rumors and Opinions Friday Afternoon 5-19-2023
TNT:
Tishwash: Deputy: Parliamentary
insistence on passing the budget for three years during the current month
The leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Representative Mahma Khalil, confirmed the determination of the deputies and the political blocs to pass the budget law for three years, and it is likely that it will be passed during this month.
And Khalil told (Baghdad Today) about setting
yesterday, May 17, as a preliminary date for voting on the budget, that
"we were ruling out passing the budget on this date from the
beginning," noting that "the budget may start during the current
month."
And
he stressed that " the issue of passing the budget for three years is
a popular and political demand for the purpose of giving more stability to the
government financially," noting that "the political blocs are
determined to pass the budget this month."
The State Administration Coalition had set last May 17 as
a preliminary date for voting on the budget, but the date passed without the
possibility of passing the budget, due to the presence of many controversial
items and materials that have not been resolved within the Parliamentary
Finance Committee. link
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Courtesy of Dinar Guru
Frank26 [Iraq boots-on-the-ground
report] FIREFLY: All of our cards like MasterCard and Visa
card and key cards...are suspended all of a sudden...they're saying due to
changes in the CBI. Something is going on. And they say they'll be
back up in a couple of days...This is all falling together nicely and it seems
to be for this weekend. FRANK: If they have reached the
budget...and they're going to come out this weekend with it, then it makes
sense doesn't it that everything else now has to freeze for the budget to come
out with a new exchange rate that will be calculated into your cards, loans,
accounts, daily life, your new lower denominated notes...let's see what
happens...
Breitling Question: "Have you seen the
Iraqi Parliament take any more action steps that you thought would be required
before they actually have an RV?" No. They've
done everything they need to do. They did that about a year and a half
ago. There is nothing, no laws they can pass, all their banking
restricting, them being compliant to the IMF, they're 100% compliant. So
it's whenever they want to do it. Literally someone can wake up and hit
the switch. That's it. There is no more policy [needed].
