WOTS FRI MAR 18 22
A missile attack targeting the vicinity of (Balad) air base in central Iraq
A missile attack targeting the vicinity of (Balad) air base in central
An attack with a number of missiles this evening targeted the vicinity of Balad Air Base, located in Salah al-Din GovernorateCentral Iraq, which includes foreign contractors working for an American company, without any injuries.
And the Alsumaria News website quoted a security source as saying that "the number of missiles that fell in the vicinity of the base reached five, according to preliminary information," noting that the place of their launch is within the vicinity of Diyala Governorate.
For his part, the commander of Balad Air Base, Major General Diaa Mohsen Saad, said that no damage occurred as a result of the missile strikes, adding that it affected the US Army's wing.
Saad explained that the bombing affected foreign contractors working for the American company, Lockheed Martin.
Al-Kazemi’s advisor: The previous budgets went to salaries, and amending the white paper is a necessity
Adviser to the Prime Minister for Financial Affairs, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, noted on Thursday that the previous public budgets consisted of paying salaries instead of services, while stressing the need for an amendment to the "white paper" by the specialists.
This came during a financial and accounting training center set up by the Ministry of Finance entitled (Assessment of fiscal vitality in public budgets), according to a statement issued by the ministry, received by Shafak News Agency.
Saleh said, according to the statement, that "most of the previous budgets were compensatory budgets, that is, distributing salaries instead of free public services, and converting them to special services such as electricity and water, and this is a failure in preparing public budgets."
He added that "the ministry's financial policy came with positive financial results, and modified the Iraqi economy," noting that "this change should not continue for a long time because it will affect the general members of society."
The economic advisor praised “the economic reforms presented by the white paper that significantly improved the country’s situation and the conduct of financial matters,” stressing the need to “adopt these reforms and amend this paper by the specialists.”
Maliki's coalition determines its position on Jaafar al-Sadr and talks about a new personality for the prime minister! - Urgent
A leader in the State of Law coalition, MP Dergham Al-Maliki, confirmed today, Friday, that the selection of the President of the Republic will proceed by consensus between the political blocs and that the negotiation process is underway despite the apathy that occurred in the negotiations after the strikes that were recently subjected to Erbil.
Al-Maliki told (Baghdad Today) that "Muqtada al-Sadr proposed Jaafar al-Sadr to head the government, and the framework has no objection, and the talk is now taking place about the largest bloc and who is it the Shiite house or a group of blocs or others."
He explained, "The person of the prime minister is not disputed over whether he was Jaafar or someone else, but the essence of the conversation lies in the largest bloc that has not been agreed upon so far."
He added that "the governor of Basra, Asaad al-Eidani, may be proposed for the position of prime minister, and he is acceptable to all, but so far he has not been put forward among the candidates."
The Rule Of Law: The Caretaker Government Is Unable To Approve The Financial Budget
The State of Law coalition confirmed, on Friday, the inability of the current government to approve the budget as it is a caretaker, indicating that the political agreement will end the economic and political crises in the country.
Member of State of Law Sabah Al-Bazzo said in a televised interview that "the political scene is ambiguous and the challenges are many, and that the political agreement will help Iraq get out of crises."
He added, "The caretaker government is unable to approve the financial budget, and submitting any law to the budget is a clear and explicit violation that cannot be tolerated."
He pointed out that "the tripartite alliance is unable to achieve a quorum to vote on the president of the republic, and that going to the session to choose the president of the republic without political consensus will lead to a big problem."
Experts expect a reform and investment budget and an improvement in the financial situation
Today, Friday, economists expected to put forward a reform and investment budget, stressing the existence of an improvement in the financial situation.
Adviser to the Prime Minister for Financial Affairs, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, said in a statement to Al-Iraqiya News Channel, which was followed by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the budget follows the white paper approach with improvements, and it is reformist in budget reform and economic reform, but it needs a will for implementation as well," noting that "the circumstance Finance is now relatively better, but the budget is hedging a deficit, but this deficit is not financed by borrowing, but rather from financial flows from the sale of oil.”
From his side, the Director General of the Financial and Accounting Training Center at the Ministry of Finance, Ahmed Al-Dahlaki, confirmed that "the budget in Iraq depends by 93 percent on oil and other resources, which constitutes 7 percent comes from taxes, customs, public companies and other existing public revenues, and its percentage is small."
In turn, the professor at the Administrative Technical College, Dr. Salah El-Din Muhammad, called for "investment of other sources to support the state's public revenues," noting that "the industrial and agricultural sectors were among the vital and excellent sectors in terms of tax and customs revenues, which constitute an important part of the revenue aspects that can be invested." to diversify the sources for the national economy
Below here is the WOTS report the "Word on the Street'" for today:
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Experts expect a reform and investment budget and an improvement in the financial situation
Today, Friday, economists expected to put forward a reform and investment budget, stressing the existence of an improvement in the financial situation.
Adviser to the Prime Minister for Financial Affairs, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, said in a statement to Al-Iraqiya News Channel, which was followed by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the budget follows the white paper approach with improvements, and it is reformist in budget reform and economic reform, but it needs a will for implementation as well," noting that "the circumstance Finance is now relatively better, but the budget is hedging a deficit, but this deficit is not financed by borrowing, but rather from financial flows from the sale of oil.”
From his side, the Director General of the Financial and Accounting Training Center at the Ministry of Finance, Ahmed Al-Dahlaki, confirmed that "the budget in Iraq depends by 93 percent on oil and other resources, which constitutes 7 percent comes from taxes, customs, public companies and other existing public revenues, and its percentage is small."
In turn, the professor at the Administrative Technical College, Dr. Salah El-Din Muhammad, called for "investment of other sources to support the state's public revenues," noting that "the industrial and agricultural sectors were among the vital and excellent sectors in terms of tax and customs revenues, which constitute an important part of the revenue aspects that can be invested." to diversify the sources for the national economy
Maliki's coalition determines its position on Jaafar al-Sadr and talks about a new personality for the prime minister! - Urgent
A leader in the State of Law coalition, MP Dergham Al-Maliki, confirmed today, Friday, that the selection of the President of the Republic will proceed by consensus between the political blocs and that the negotiation process is underway despite the apathy that occurred in the negotiations after the strikes that were recently subjected to Erbil.
Al-Maliki told (Baghdad Today) that "Muqtada al-Sadr proposed Jaafar al-Sadr to head the government, and the framework has no objection, and the talk is now taking place about the largest bloc and who is it the Shiite house or a group of blocs or others."
He explained, "The person of the prime minister is not disputed over whether he was Jaafar or someone else, but the essence of the conversation lies in the largest bloc that has not been agreed upon so far."
He added that "the governor of Basra, Asaad al-Eidani, may be proposed for the position of prime minister, and he is acceptable to all, but so far he has not been put forward among the candidates."
Talabani hints at 'one candidate' for the presidency: It is not too late
The President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Bafel Talabani, hinted , on Thursday, to the possibility of agreeing on one candidate for the presidency of the Republic, during his meeting with a delegation from the European Union.
During his meeting with the delegation (March 17, 2022), in Dabashan, Sulaymaniyah, Talabani said: "It is not too late, and we can all put political and personal conflicts aside, and present one candidate for the presidency, in a patriotic spirit, to strengthen the entity of the Kurdistan region and protect the higher interests."
Talabani stressed, "The situation in Iraq requires a settlement and mutual understanding in order to form a strong and effective government that provides peace and stability for the people."
And last Monday, Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Majid Shankali, said that the time for negotiations with the PUK has ended, and it may be difficult to return to an agreement, suggesting that it is likely to go towards the 2018 scenario.
Shankali stressed: "The time for negotiations with the PUK has ended, and the reality of the situation today is that both parties have a candidate for the presidency," noting that "the recent Iranian attack on Erbil may be a political pressure, not a security one."
He added, "After the Nowruz holidays, the features of the next government will become clear, in light of the recent rapprochement between the coordination framework and the Sadrist movement, and it is possible that the two Kurdish parties will enter the national space with two candidates to choose him as President of the Republic, and the chances of our candidate are greater than those of the National Union candidate."
He pointed out that "the last meeting in El-Hanana led to the participation of the coordination framework in the next government, but the tripartite alliance still remains, and this certainly does not satisfy the framework, who want a broader participation."
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