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Cabinet agrees to reduce the salaries of senior positions from next August
Tue Jul 21 2015 17:39
(Voice of Iraq) - Baghdad
The Council of Ministers approved, on Tuesday, to cut the prime minister and his deputies' salaries by 50% and the allocation of agents ministers and advisers and those with special grades of 40%, and while pointing out that the President of the Republic salary and the House of Representatives will be by the Prime Minister, the implementation of the resolution starting from the beginning of next August.
The council said in a statement that "the Council agreed during its regular 29th on the top positions and the three presidencies to reduce the salaries," calling "the Ministry of Finance and the Office of Financial Supervision and financial units in presidencies and ministries and departments not associated with the Ministry, the implementation of the reduction decision starting from 08/01/2015."
The statement added that the prime minister and his deputies will cut their salaries by 50%, "noting that" the amount received by the President and the Chairman of the House of Representatives by salary and allowances of the Prime Minister. "
The statement pointed out that "the salaries and allowances of the Vice-President and Vice-President of the House of Representatives would be cut in salary and allowances of the Deputy Prime Minister," explaining "the minister reduce allocations and their grade and earn their salaries by 45%."
He pointed to a cabinet statement that "the salary of a member of the House of Representatives will be by the minister after the salary reduction," pointing to "reduce allocations agents ministers and advisers and those with special grades and general managers and their grade and salary paid salaries by 40%."
The statement said that "staff allocations functional mail addresses in all of the three presidencies, bodies and departments associated cut by 30%."
The head of the Council of Ministers, Haider al-Abadi, called Saturday (the 11th of July the current 2015), to reduce the senior officials' salaries to achieve the principle of social solidarity, while invited several political blocs, including the citizen and the Liberals, for example - but not limited - to promote his initiative prepare a draft law and send it to parliament.
Iraq is facing a severe financial crisis, caused by the fall in world oil prices by more than half, and internecine war being waged against (Daash), caused by adopting austerity policy has led to the suspension of the majority of projects in the provinces.
The Cabinet decided, in (the twentieth of January 2015), the formation of cell crisis, headed by the prime minister, Haydar al-Abadi, and the membership of the Ministers of Finance, oil and planning, as well as central bank governor and adviser economic head of government, to set priorities for the government and the doors of exchange and to reduce costs and increase financial resources , with the help of experts and specialists.
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Tue Jul 21 2015 17:39
(Voice of Iraq) - Baghdad
The Council of Ministers approved, on Tuesday, to cut the prime minister and his deputies' salaries by 50% and the allocation of agents ministers and advisers and those with special grades of 40%, and while pointing out that the President of the Republic salary and the House of Representatives will be by the Prime Minister, the implementation of the resolution starting from the beginning of next August.
The council said in a statement that "the Council agreed during its regular 29th on the top positions and the three presidencies to reduce the salaries," calling "the Ministry of Finance and the Office of Financial Supervision and financial units in presidencies and ministries and departments not associated with the Ministry, the implementation of the reduction decision starting from 08/01/2015."
The statement added that the prime minister and his deputies will cut their salaries by 50%, "noting that" the amount received by the President and the Chairman of the House of Representatives by salary and allowances of the Prime Minister. "
The statement pointed out that "the salaries and allowances of the Vice-President and Vice-President of the House of Representatives would be cut in salary and allowances of the Deputy Prime Minister," explaining "the minister reduce allocations and their grade and earn their salaries by 45%."
He pointed to a cabinet statement that "the salary of a member of the House of Representatives will be by the minister after the salary reduction," pointing to "reduce allocations agents ministers and advisers and those with special grades and general managers and their grade and salary paid salaries by 40%."
The statement said that "staff allocations functional mail addresses in all of the three presidencies, bodies and departments associated cut by 30%."
The head of the Council of Ministers, Haider al-Abadi, called Saturday (the 11th of July the current 2015), to reduce the senior officials' salaries to achieve the principle of social solidarity, while invited several political blocs, including the citizen and the Liberals, for example - but not limited - to promote his initiative prepare a draft law and send it to parliament.
Iraq is facing a severe financial crisis, caused by the fall in world oil prices by more than half, and internecine war being waged against (Daash), caused by adopting austerity policy has led to the suspension of the majority of projects in the provinces.
The Cabinet decided, in (the twentieth of January 2015), the formation of cell crisis, headed by the prime minister, Haydar al-Abadi, and the membership of the Ministers of Finance, oil and planning, as well as central bank governor and adviser economic head of government, to set priorities for the government and the doors of exchange and to reduce costs and increase financial resources , with the help of experts and specialists.
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