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Story updateNew08 Oct, 23:02 BAGHDAD

Framework currency remedies circulate alongside competing fiscal arguments

THE FILE2 SIGNALS · OPENED 08 Oct
  1. 08 Oct, 21:49Framework proposes currency mitigation measures, Watan TV reports
  2. 08 Oct, 23:47Framework currency remedies circulate alongside competing fiscal arguments
WHAT HAPPENED

On 8 October, faction-linked outlets relayed Coordination Framework proposals to curb parallel-market speculation; protect food, medicine and construction-material prices with six-month customs exemptions; cut tuition 15%; enforce taxes on telecom companies, banks and major firms; fund currency stabilization from oil-price surpluses; offer interest-free agricultural and industrial loans; and review affected contracts, with previous-rate treatment ending at year-end and parliamentary follow-up toward the 2027 budget. Watan TV (Badr Organization — affiliated/aligned media) carried MP Abu Trab al-Tamimi’s assertion that all political-bloc and current leaders, including those outside the political process, had approved the increase and could not disclaim responsibility, and Parliament Speaker Haibat al-Halbousi’s statement that the decision was irreversible. Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official owned media) carried parliamentary Integrity Committee chair Taha al-Defa'i’s account that bloc leaders knew beforehand and the increase would yield 20 trillion dinars for the salary deficit, while iNEWS (KSS — affiliated/aligned media) attributed to guest Karim al-Hilu, whose role was not specified, criticism of raising prices for 11 trillion dinars when 30 trillion could instead have been printed.

WHO CARRIED IT · EVERY MESSAGE, LINKED
  1. Watan TVBadr Organization — affiliated/aligned media08 Oct, 21:38

    “MP Abu Trab al-Tamimi: The proposal to raise the dollar exchange rate came with the knowledge and approval of all leaders of political blocs and currents, participating in the political process and not participating in it. Everyone knew about the decision and approved it, and cannot now disclaim responsibility or claim otherwise.”

    النائب ابو تراب التميمي: مقترح رفع سعر صرف الدولار جاء بعلم وموافقة جميع قادة الكتل والتيارات السياسية، المشاركة في العملية السياسية وغير المشاركة فيها. الجميع كان على علم بالقرار ووافق عليه، ولا يمكن اليوم التنصل من المسؤولية أو ادعاء خلاف ذلك.

  2. Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official owned media08 Oct, 21:46

    “Coordination Framework blocs’ proposals concerning the exchange-rate decision: Control the parallel market and curb currency speculation to prevent exploiting the exchange-rate adjustment to raise goods and services prices. Adopt a protected-price basket for essential goods, including food, medicine and construction materials, exempting them from customs duties for six months and periodically publ”

    مقترحات كتل الإطار التنسيقي بشأن قرار سعر الصرف: السيطرة على السوق الموازية والحد من المضاربة بالعملة، لمنع استغلال تعديل سعر الصرف في رفع أسعار السلع والخدمات. اعتماد سلة أسعار محمية للسلع الأساسية، تشمل الغذاء والدواء والمواد الإنشائية، مع إعفائها من الرسوم الجمركية لمدة ستة أشهر ونشر أسعارها المرجعية دورياً

  3. Al-Janoub TVHarakat al-Jihad wal-Bina — official owned media08 Oct, 21:51

    “In documents: Coordination Framework blocs present a package of proposed demands concerning the decision to raise the exchange rate.”

    بالوثائق.. كتل الإطار التنسيقي تقدم حزمة مطالب مقترحة بشأن قرار رفع سعر الصرف

  4. Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media08 Oct, 21:54

    “Coordination Framework: The exchange rate is a monetary instrument, not a means of covering the budget deficit.”

    الإطار التنسيقي: سعر الصرف أداة نقدية وليس وسيلة لسد عجز الموازنة

  5. Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media08 Oct, 22:01

    “Coordination Framework: A proposal to reduce tuition fees by 15 percent for the current school year.”

    الإطار التنسيقي: مقترح بخفض الأجور الدراسية 15 بالمئة للعام الدراسي الحالي

  6. Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibiKSS — affiliated/aligned media08 Oct, 22:08

    “Establish an exchange-rate stabilization fund financed from oil-price differences when prices exceed the budget estimate. Commit to converting part of the exchange-rate difference gained by the treasury into interest-free concessional loans for agricultural and industrial projects. A transition period ending on 31 December 2026. Work to include the section above in the draft federal general budget”

    تأسيس صندوق استقرار لسعر الصرف يُمول من فرق أسعار النفط عند ارتفاعها عن السعر المقدر في الموازنة. الالتزام بتحويل جزء من فرق سعر الصرف الذي ستجنيه الخزينة إلى قروض ميسرة بلا فائدة للمشاريع الزراعية والصناعية. فترة انتقالية تنتهي في 31 كانون الأول 2026. والعمل على تضمين الجزء أعلاه ضمن مشروع قانون الموازنة العامة الاتحادية لسنة 2027

  7. Al-Nujaba TVNujaba — official owned media08 Oct, 22:11

    “Coordination Framework blocs’ proposals to al-Zaidi: Control the parallel market, curb currency speculation and prevent exploiting the decision to raise goods and services prices.”

    مقترحات كتل الإطار التنسيقي للزيدي: السيطرة على السوق الموازي والحد من المضاربة بالعملة ومنع استغلال القرار لرفع أسعار السلع والخدمات

  8. iNEWSKSS — affiliated/aligned media08 Oct, 22:22

    “Coordination Framework proposals: Full tax accounting with telecommunications companies, banks and major companies.”

    مقترحات الاطار التنسيقي: التحاسب الضريبي الكامل مع شركات الاتصالات والمصارف والشركات الكبرى

In posting order. Translated by the desk, published as evidence — not endorsement. A channel name opens the message where it was posted.
WHY IT MATTERS

Common carriage of mitigation proposals coexists with different answers about why the increase was necessary and who approved it; shared publication therefore does not establish a shared position on the underlying decision.