On 5 October, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official owned media) attributed to Sadiqoun MP Ahmad al-Khazali (AAH — Sadiqoun bloc) the statement that budget tables had not yet reached parliament. The surrounding programme identified the discussion as concerning 2027, with former Democratic Party MP Mohma Khalil citing leaked expenditure of 228 trillion dinars. IraqiNews separately projected roughly 200 trillion dinars in expenditure and a 64 trillion-dinar deficit, while describing parliamentary deliberations as imminent.
- IraqiNews05 Oct, 16:47
“Iraq’s parliament is about to start official deliberations on the 2027 federal budget, which has a significant 64 trillion Iraqi dinar ($48.8 billion) deficit. The new budget’s total expenditure is projected at roughly 200 trillion Iraqi dinar”
Iraq’s parliament is about to start official deliberations on the 2027 federal budget, which has a significant 64 trillion Iraqi dinar ($48.8 billion) deficit. The new budget’s total expenditure is projected at roughly 200 trillion Iraqi dinar
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media06 Oct, 02:32
“Ahmad al-Khazali: The budget tables have not reached parliament as of now.”
أحمد الخزعلي: جداول الموازنة لم تصل الى البرلمان لغاية الآن
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media06 Oct, 02:33
“Mohma Khalil: The ceiling of the 2027 budget reaches 228 trillion dinars, according to leaks.”
محما خليل: سقف موازنة 2027 يصل الى 228 تريليون دينار وفق التسريبات
The difference is between competing expenditure estimates and a separate claim about parliamentary access, not competing accounts of an enacted budget.