On 22 October, Sabereen News (KH — affiliated/aligned media) relayed MP Hayam al-Yasiri’s criticism of a course she described as impoverishing Iraq. She contrasted the argument that raising the dollar exchange rate would avoid borrowing with an IMF statement she said disclosed an Iraqi loan request, and listed electricity, fuel, education and service subsidy cuts, plus higher taxes, fees and prices, as onerous lending conditions. She called for alternatives to corruption and quota-sharing.
- Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated/aligned media22 Oct, 21:19
“MP Hayam al-Yasiri: The direction is toward impoverishing Iraq. Where is the truth? The people are confused about whom to believe: raising the dollar exchange rate to avoid borrowing, or the IMF statement that said Iraq requested borrowing? These international organizations impose difficult conditions and policies in exchange for lending, foremost removing subsidies for electricity, fuel, educatio”
النائبة هيام الياسري: التوجه لافقار العراق..اين الحقيقة الشعب محتار يصدق من؟هل يصدق رفع سعر الدولار لتجنب الاقتراض، ام يصدق تصريح صندوق النقد الدولي الذي ذكر ان العراق طلب الاقتراض هذه المنظمات الدولية تشترط شروط وسياسات صعبة مقابل الاقتراض على راسها رفع الدعم عن الكهرباء والوقود والتعليم والخدمات وزيادة الضرائب والرسوم والاسعار…هناك حلول ومعالجات بعيدا عن الفساد والمحاصصة بدلا من التوجه لمزيد من