The Cabinet issues a new package of decisions

Baghdad - INA

 Today, Tuesday, the Council of Ministers issued a package of new decisions, the most prominent of which is expediting the legislation of the general budget law in line with the requirements of the financial situation, low oil price level, and diversification of budget sources.

 The media office of the Prime Minister said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the Council of Ministers held its second regular session, today, Tuesday, May 12, 2020, headed by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhmi," noting that "the Prime Minister opened the session with a word affirmed  In it, this government is the government of difficult challenges, the most important of which is the economic challenge, fighting poverty, unemployment among youth, and the equitable distribution of wealth, calling on ministers and officials in the government to move away from favors, favoritism and political interference and work to develop state institutions and not political action.

 The statement added that "the cabinet issued a number of decisions, including reducing and rationalizing the administrative structures of the state through the provision of each government agency in its vision in this area, as well as taking appropriate measures to legislate the laws required by the process of success of the e-government and the ministries and government agencies to accelerate their procedures  To automate its business, especially in the field of customs and tax, and to submit monthly reports on the rates it submits to the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers.