Parliament: Tomorrow... The budget will be voted on

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  • 18-03-2021, 19:45
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    Baghdad - INA

    The House of Representatives set tomorrow's session, Friday, as the date for voting on the federal budget bill for 2021.
    The Media Department of Parliament said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the House of Representatives has set the voting session on the federal budget tomorrow at one in the afternoon."
    The deputy for the Badr Parliamentary Bloc, Karim Aliwi Al-Muhammadawi, announced the agreement to pass the Federal Supreme Court and the budget law tomorrow.
    Al-Muhammadawi said to the Iraqi News Agency (INA) that "the meeting of the parliamentary blocs with the Presidency of Parliament ended with an agreement to pass the Federal Supreme Court law according to the representatives' attendance at the parliament session scheduled for today, that is, if the attendance of two thirds will be passed, the law will be passed and if the attendance is not sufficient, the law amendment will be passed by simple majority.”
    He added that "the meeting also agreed to determine tomorrow's session of the House of Representatives to pass the budget."