Approving the budget of the country has been delayed despite the entry of the new year , as the parliament sessions which submits the budget witness always debate among the political blocs; leading each time to a lack of quorum and to postpone the submission of the budget for reading and voting.
“We expected from media to stand with us and support the Kurdish issue and to pay the salaries of employees in the region, which the government recently proceeded to stop it , “ The MP of the coalition , Sirwan Ahmed said in a news conference attended by " Shafaq News “.
Ahmed , expressed surprise from" silence " of the media channels from this measure , describing " what Maliki had done as unfair and unconstitutionaldecision."
It is worth mentioning that delayed in passing the budget led to chaos with regard to consistent financial matters of state institutions and several government departments in Baghdad as well as in Kurdistan that have failed to pay the wages of its employees for varying periods; attributing that for the failure of the government in Baghdad to give them the required financial dues due to the delay in passing the budget , according to observers .