On 8 September, MP Mohammed al-Khafaji told Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) that Iraq’s financial situation was “very bad.” He said mandatory expenditures were increasing as the months passed without financial cover, causing the problem to grow severely.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official09 Sept, 00:44
“The financial situation is very bad; as the months pass, mandatory financial expenditures increase without financial cover, and consequently the problem is growing enormously.”
الوضع المالي سيئ جدًا.. ومع مرور الأشهر تزداد النفقات المالية واجبة السداد دون وجود غطاء مالي وبالتالي تتضخم المشكلة بشكل رهيب
identification of the affected expenditure lines, a dated budget or financing measure, salary-payment delays, or a response from the Finance Ministry by 15 September; any of these moves this file.