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Iraqi Parliament convenes today

Unread postby Stillw8n » Sat Feb 18, 2012 11:43 am

Iraqi Parliament convenes today

The Council of Representatives, Saturday, its the 21 in the presence of 230 deputies, with parliamentary source that the meeting will see the first reading of the three bills and the second of five other bills, as well as hosting the President of Supreme Audit to be discussed on the general budget for the current year rather than the Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi .

The source said in an interview for “Alsumaria News”, “Iraqi Council of Representatives held today, its the 21 under the chairmanship of President of the Council Osama Najafi and the presence of 230 deputies,” noting that “the session will see the first reading of a bill accession of the Republic of Iraq to the agreement between the League of Arab States and the Government of the United Mexican States for the establishment of the Mexican Fund for International Cooperation for Development in 2006 and a draft law on Iraq’s accession to the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of other States, and a bill to extend the service of judges. “

The source, who asked not to be named, that “the session will see the second reading of the draft law on ratification of the Government of Iraq to the Convention on trade and economic cooperation, scientific and technical and cultural cooperation between the Iraqi government and the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the draft law on Iraq’s accession to the Arab Charter of Human Rights issued by the League of Arab States in 2004 , and the draft law on ratification of a memorandum of understanding between Iraq and the EU regarding the strategic partnership in the field of energy. “

The source continued that “the meeting will also see the second reading of a bill setting aside of the dissolved Revolutionary Command Council No. 196 of 1984, and a proposed amnesty law,” noting that “the Council will host the President of the Office of Financial Supervision Abdul Samad Turkish happy to discuss it on the general budget for the current year instead of the Minister of financial Rafie al-Issawi because of recent travel outside the country. “

The Presidency of the Council of Representatives rose, last Thursday (February 16 now), the Council meeting of 20 to Saturday, with parliamentary source that the meeting saw the vote on the four draft laws, pointing out that the Council decided to host the Minister of Finance and Chairman of the FSA at the next meeting on the final accounts.

The Council of Representatives, on Thursday (February 16, 2012 (, its the 20, headed by Speaker Osama Najafi and the presence of 223 deputies, with parliamentary source that the meeting will vote on the request for the Mayor of Baghdad Sabir al-Issawi from his position and vote on eight bills, and the continuing discussion of the draft budget law financial year 2012.

And ended the House of Representatives during its meeting of 16 held in (January 31, 2012), the first reading of the budget bill for fiscal year 2012.

And ended the House of Representatives during its meeting of 16 held in (January 31, 2012), the first reading of the budget bill for fiscal year 2012.

The Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi, in December 2011, for approving the budget for the Iraqi government in 2012, which amounted to 117 trillion dinars and a deficit of 14 trillion, and the adoption of the production of 2.0006 million barrels per day and at $ 85 per barrel.

It is noteworthy that House Speaker Osama Najafi, had already called for in (November 28, 2011), the need to expedite the completion of the annual budget for 2012 during a short period, stressing the need not to prejudice the rights of the provinces in pumping money into ventures and investments, as he emphasized the Fund International that works to reduce and minimize the budget in the current budget for Iraq in 2012.

The Iraqi Ministry of Planning announced (22 September 2011), that the financial budget for the year 2012, will be between $ 112 and $ 120 billion, confirming that 35% of which are earmarked for the investment budget, while the budget year 201,181,900,000,000 dollar deficit of $ 13.3 billion.

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