Half a year without an actual budget... Where have the government's plans gone

 Half a year without an actual budget... Where have the government's plans gone

Amid the financial and economic challenges facing the country, the 2025 budget file continues to stir controversy within political and parliamentary circles, amid a state of anticipation and growing public concern. 

Despite more than half a year having passed since the start of the fiscal year, the budget schedules remain absent from the halls of Parliament, reflecting a state of government confusion and a lack of seriousness in dealing with one of the country's most important financial and strategic issues. This delay comes at a time when the Iraqi public is witnessing increasing pressure to improve services, implement stalled projects, and meet citizens' basic needs.

 Meanwhile, the ambiguity surrounding the date for submitting the schedules is paralyzing the legislative and oversight process concerned with setting priorities and ensuring the fair and efficient distribution of resources.

* Violation of laws
and regarding this issue, member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Hussein Mounes, confirmed that the government is still not serious about sending the budget tables to the House of Representatives. 

In an interview with Al-Maalouma News Agency, Mounes said, “The government violated the Financial Management Law by delaying the submission of the 2025 general budget schedules, considering this a disregard for the role of the House of Representatives and its oversight and legislative work.”

He added, "The Iraqi government is not serious about sending the tables to the House of Representatives, expressing his surprise at the government's failure to send the budget law tables to the House, despite six months having passed since the start of the fiscal year."  link