Parliamentary Energy Reveals US Pressure to Pass Budget Amendment Law...and This is the Reason, 25 JAN

 Parliamentary Energy Reveals US Pressure to Pass Budget Amendment Law...and This is the Reason

1/23/2025 Baghdad

The Parliamentary Energy Committee revealed, on Thursday, American pressure to pass the amendment to the budget law.

The Deputy Chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee in the House of Representatives, Adnan Al-Jaberi, said in an interview with the “Al-Mudawala” program, which is broadcast on “Al-Ahd” channel, that “most of the companies operating in the Kurdistan Region are American,” stressing that “the American administration is pressing to expedite the amendment of the budget law.”

He added, "The amendment of the budget aims to address the oil dispute between Baghdad and Erbil," indicating that "the amendment of Article 14 of the budget will lead to the appointment of about 12,000 employees on a contract basis."

He added, "The vote on amending the budget will lead to Baghdad's recognition of the oil contracts concluded by the region," explaining that "we proposed to the region to establish a national oil company affiliated with the federal Ministry of Oil."

He added, "We are seeking to amend Article 12 of the budget in a strict manner to prevent the region and the center from evading implementation."  LINK