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Kurdistan to get 17% of Iraq's 2008 budget
26.1.2008
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January 26, 2008
Baghdad, -- MP from the Kurdistan Coalition
(KC) Sami Atroushi said on Friday that Iraqi
political blocs have agreed to dedicate 17% of the
2008 budget for Iraq's Kurdistan region until
holding a census this year.
"A political agreement has been reached between the
Kurdistan Coalition, the Higher Islamic Council
party, the Islamic party and Daawa party,www.ekurd.net
according to which 17
per cent of the state 2008 budget will be dedicated
to the province of Kurdistan until holding a census
this year," Atroushi, a member in the parliament's
Financial Committee, said.
The parliamentary economic committee had proposed a
13% budget share for Kurdistan, but the regional
government insisted a higher share of 17%.
The total amount of Iraq's general budget for 2008
is $47 billion.
The MP said "the financial committee will present
its report on the budget and no voting will take
place on it." "I expect the budget to be approved
next Monday or Tuesday." he underlined.
VOI
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