A Kurdistan Regional Government delegation comprising the minister of natural resources and the secretary-general of the Council of Ministers, along with several members of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, took part in a special meeting at the headquarters of the Economic Ministerial Council in the capital, Baghdad, to conclude discussions on the Kurdistan Region’s budget.
According to a statement from the media office of Iraq’s deputy prime minister, the meeting, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Mohammed Tamim, addressed the state’s general budget law. The session was attended by the ministers of oil and construction and housing, the president of the Federal Board of Supreme Audit, the director general of the Economic Department at the Ministry of Oil, and an adviser to the Iraqi prime minister.
The statement said the meeting with the Kurdistan Regional Government delegation and parliamentary representatives was aimed at finalizing understandings and discussions regarding the Kurdistan Region’s share under the general budget law.
In another part of the meeting, detailed discussions were held on the financial entitlements of salaried employees and retirees, oil production in the Kurdistan Region, and the issue of sovereign and governing expenditures under the budget law.
