Today, Monday, November 2, 2026, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Department of Media and Information announced that the Council of Ministers, under the signature of Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, had issued Decision No. (307), dated October 14, 2026, on waiving penalties for late payment of social security contributions. The decision was referred to the office of the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs through official letter No. (14069) from the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, dated November 2, 2026.
The statement said the decision was adopted at the Council of Ministers’ 176th meeting, based on a proposal by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. It aims to facilitate and encourage compliance with contribution payments and increase the revenues of the Social Security Fund, which is used to serve workers, protect their rights and entitlements, and provide them with retirement pensions.
According to the statement by the Department of Media and Information, the main provisions of the decision are as follows:
Full waiver: All penalties for late payment of social security contributions will be waived, provided that the full accumulated debt in contributions is paid within (90) working days.
Issuing instructions: The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs will issue the necessary instructions to facilitate implementation of the decision.
Implementation and publication: The ministry and relevant authorities will take the necessary measures to implement the decision, which will be published in the official newspaper (Waqai Kurdistan).
