News, Rumors and Opinions Tuesday Afternoon 5-16-2023
TNT:
Tishwash: Parliamentary Finance
continues to vote on budget items
The Finance Committee met under the chairmanship of
Representative Atwan Al-Atwani and the presence of its members on Tuesday
5/16/2023, within its specific program to complete the reading of the items of
the federal general budget, in order to raise and vote on it.
At the beginning of the meeting, the committee discussed some paragraphs related to the authority to make transfers between budget appropriations, which need to be reformulated in order to ripen them.
The committee voted within it, after listening
to the proposals, on Article (20), about seconding the employee on permanent
and temporary staffing, to work in the private sector in accordance with the
controls, provided that the beneficiary bears the salaries and allowances, and
Article (21), regarding sales tax, tax revenue rates, and organizing labor work
foreign affairs, and the collection of peasants’ and farmers’ debts, while a
vote was taken to delete Article (22).
And
a vote took place within the committee on Article (23), which deals with fees
and charges for services, and the allocation of a percentage of the revenues of
the outlets to the governorates in which these outlets are located, and a vote
was held on Articles (24) and (25), related to the amounts recovered from
farmers within the agricultural initiative, and the link to the Borrowing Fund
As well as voting on Articles (26) and (27).
The committee also voted on Article (28), which includes
clearance procedures for the retired employee, and Article (29), on granting
the employee a five-year leave, and terminating the contractor’s contract at
his request in exchange for a reward equivalent to three months’ wages. link
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CandyKisses: The main target of new
demonstrations in Iraq
Baghdad/Obelisk Event: Renewed demonstrations on the Iraqi
street, demanding an amendment to the salary scale, providing job opportunities
for the unemployed, and installing lecturers.
The protests coincide with the approaching approval of the
general budget, while the features of the escalation of demonstrations emerge.
Political forces are divided over the protesters' demands,
reflecting the fragility of the alliance, and even the forces that oppose the
protests do not announce this, but are wary of their expansion.
The issue of amending the salary system puts the Sudanese
government in an awkward position, and may impose additional burdens on the
public budget, while raising many groups that will be affected by it.
According to the announced figures, the Iraqi state has
4.5 million government employees, which is a very large number.
Over the past years, the cities of Iraq have witnessed
many demonstrations. These demonstrations began in 2018 in a number of Iraqi
cities and have continued sporadically until now.
That year, Iraqi police killed dozens of protesters during
protests in the capital Baghdad and other cities, due to the use of excessive
force.
The year 2019 witnessed widespread protests in the capital
Baghdad and other cities, which caused clashes between security forces and
demonstrators.
In 2020, several protesters and security personnel were
injured during protests in various Iraqi cities.
Many protesters and security personnel were injured in
2021 during protests in a number of cities.
Iraq suffers from a major problem in the lack of job
opportunities, as there are a large number of graduates who do not find
suitable job opportunities and appropriate to their qualifications, and this
affects the general economy of the country, and this resulted from
The absolute majority of young people are interested in
university studies in order to get a job.
The problem of unemployment has been exacerbated by
corruption, the deterioration of government services, the reduction of job
opportunities and the exacerbation of poverty and unemployment.
Many areas in Iraq suffer from poor basic services such as
water, electricity and sanitation, and this affects the lives of citizens,
increasing their suffering and pushing them to demonstrate.
University graduate Tarek Rashid says young graduates feel
injustice and unequal in job opportunities and basic services, feeling unlucky
compared to people who easily get jobs without the need for the required
qualifications.
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Courtesy of Dinar Guru
Frank26 [Iraq boots-on-the-ground
report] FIREFLY: They say now we are banned from using dollar
here and we will be held accountable if used dollar in any way.
Nader From The Mid East Something
is happening this morning. The float has been started guys. It's
floated and we see what's going on. For now everything is calm.
Nothing is coming out. The budget will come out this week.
Tomorrow I hope...they're gonna announce it. So get ready for everything...I
want to say congratulations but not yet. Don't get all excited.
Keep grounded and just wait...
