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| 54 lawmakers voted to reduce 2009 budget — MP |
| 2009-03-04 |
| Aswat al-Iraq: A total of 54 lawmakers demanded to decrease the financial budget of 2009, a member of the financial committee of the Iraqi Parliament said on Tuesday. "54 parliamentarians from several political blocs demanded to decrease the 2009 financial budget," Sami al-Atroushi told Aswat al-Iraq news agency, noting that committee presented a report including suggestions to decrease the spending amounts by 10 percent. The chairman of the parliamentary Integrity Committee, Sabah al-Saaedi, had said earlier that a parliamentary vote on the 2009 federal budget has been put off until Thursday. "The vote has been postponed to give parliamentarians an opportunity to examine the possibility of reducing the budget," al-Saaedi, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. Iraq's 2009 federal budget, totaling $62 billion U.S. dollars, is based on an oil price of $50 a barrel. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 For a minute there, I was hoping this was the US Congress. Fifty-four wouldn't be enough to do much, but at least it would stir up some discussion, instead of the constant rubber-stamp. It's a shame when nations we brought freedom and democracy to outdo us in democratic behavior. |
| Posted by: OId Patriot 2009-03-04 17:23 |