Kurdish lawmaker, finance committee member discusses Erbil-Baghdad disputes

“The core of the problem is that we have two different models of financial administration,” MP Jamal Kocher told The New Region. “In Kurdistan, there are no self-funded institutions like those in Baghdad. Applying Baghdad’s system here would require changing the way our institutions are managed.”

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KRG cabinet discusses Erbil-Baghdad disputes, Lalezar raid

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani expressed his "deep concern" with the developments in Sulaimani in late August that saw dozens killed and multiple more injured during an operation to arrest People's Front leader Lahur Sheikh Jangi.

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Iraqi cabinet again approves June salaries for KRG civil servants 

The cabinet had previously approved funding the June salaries in its session last Tuesday, with the caveat that it is “subject to conditions.” After last week’s approval, instead of actually disbursing the salaries, the Iraqi Council of Ministers has once again approved the disbursement.

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Resolving salary issues top KRG priority: Nechirvan Barzani

A financial delegation from Erbil is currently in Baghdad for negotiations with relevant authorities in the Iraqi federal government over the disbursement of Kurdistan’s civil servants' June salaries.

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Iraqi cabinet conditionally approves KRG June salary disbursement

A source in the Iraqi Council of Ministers told The New Region that the disbursement, which was voted in favor of unanimously by the cabinet, is "subject to conditions."

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KRG says Baghdad's share of June domestic revenues ready, demands lower July sum

The Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) delegation that negotiated with the federal government regarding the civil servant salary issue has discussed separating the Region's domestic revenue into different streams, some of which while see 50 percent handed over to Baghdad while others are wholly retained by the KRG.

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Erbil-Baghdad salary issue talks ‘passed good stages’: KRG source

A source from the Kurdistan Region's Ministry of Finance and Economy told The New Region that a solution to the issue of the resumption of the Region's oil exports has "come very close."

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KRG financial delegation in Baghdad for salary issues

The visit comes upon the request of Iraqi PM Sudani to begin the work of the recently-formed committees

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Erbil-Baghdad salary committee granted additional week to complete work

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani has granted the committee an additional week to finalize its investigation, coming after reports of conflicting accounts regarding the details of the agreement between the federal government and the Kurdistan Region.

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