On 29 October, Reconstruction and Development MP Mansour al-Baiji told Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official owned media) that the budget had not yet reached the parliamentary Finance Committee. He said provincial allocations would receive no additions, Kurdistan’s share would remain unchanged, and parliamentary passage would take considerable time after submission.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media29 Oct, 21:54
“The budget law has not reached the Finance Committee yet... The governorates’ budget allocations will remain without additions... Kurdistan’s budget share is the same and will not be amended... The budget needs a long time to be passed after reaching parliament.”
قانون الموازنة لم يصل إلى اللجنة المالية حتى الان ... حصص المحافظات بالموازنة ستبقى بدون اضافات ... حصة كردستان من الموازنة ذاتها ولن تعدل ... الموازنة تحتاج وقت طويل لاقرارها بعد وصولها للبرلمان