Al-Sudani Leads 2024 Federal Budget Meeting, Emphasizing Government Program Priorities

INA-  BAGHDAD


Media Office of the Prime Minister said in a statement obtained by the Iraqi News Agency INA that “Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani chaired a meeting on Sunday evening dedicated to discussing the details of the federal budget for 2024. The discussion focused on prioritizing expenditure sectors to support service, economic, social projects, and strategic initiatives within the budget framework for the three years (2023, 2024, and 2025).”

The statement read that “Prime Minister Al-Sudani emphasized the importance of concentrating on nearly completed projects, projects stimulating the economic cycle, supporting infrastructure, and those providing the most significant number of employment opportunities. He highlighted the necessity of prioritizing projects meeting the service, health, and social needs over other general necessities.”

“The Prime Minister noted that the successful implementation of the 2023 federal budget should be leveraged to complete the remaining economic projects, particularly those related to economic reform, investment, and infrastructure development in transportation, health, and municipal services, and supporting productive agricultural and industrial programs,” it further said.

In the efforts of achieving comprehensive development and administrative decentralization, he stressed, according to the statement, the importance of selecting top-priority projects in the provincial councils' allocations. These local targets of the provinces should align with the federal ministries' programs, facilitating the highest returns and outcomes in employment and development and meeting the essential services for all citizens across Iraq.”