The Parliamentary Finance Committee set today, Sunday, the date for the final vote on the 2023 budget, and while it indicated that the price of a barrel of oil in the budget is good, it confirmed that there is no increase in the prices of gasoline and kerosene on the product internally.
Committee member Mueen Al-Kadhemi said in a televised statement, “The Finance Committee is serious about moving towards discussing and approving the budget, and the official sessions have begun and will continue to come out with conviction and a joint report submitted to Parliament for the purpose of the second reading,” noting that “the second reading will be completed immediately after Eid Al-Fitr.”
He added, “There is a remaining amount of emergency support allocated to the governorates, and it is possible to transfer funds allocated to ministries to the governorates,” noting that “the objection to shares in the budget can be resolved through dialogue.”
He stressed, “There is no objection to the price of a barrel of oil in the budget, which is $70, because it is good and reliable,” explaining that “there is no increase in the prices of gasoline and kerosene produced internally, and there is a serious tendency to benefit from associated and free gas.”
He pointed out that “the final vote on the 2023 budget will take place during the month of May.”
Source: National Iraqi News Agency