On 28 October, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official owned media) quoted Sadiqoun MP Qaysar al-Jurani (AAH) saying the 2027 budget would differ from its predecessors and that financial affairs were stable. A subsequent programme caption attributed to him a demand to increase Basra’s budget share, citing a population of approximately six million.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media29 Oct, 01:06
“Sadiqoun MP Qaysar al-Jurani calls for an increase in Basra’s budget share: its population has reached approximately six million.”
النائب عن الصادقون قيصر الجوراني يطالب بزيادة حصة البصرة في الموازنة: عدد سكانها وصل لنحو ستة ملايين