August 17, 2011
House of Representatives recognizes the b «a simple majority» Law of the salaries of the three presidencies
بغداد – العالم Baghdad - the world
After 5 months of procrastination, the Council of Representatives by simple majority, to reduce the salaries of the three presidencies and special grades.
The law provides for reduction, ranging between 23-30%, for the salaries of presidencies to 12 million Iraqi dinars, while select a salary of $ 10 million for the vice-presidencies, including "allowances presidency," while he will receive the minister and who is Bdrjtah 8 million dinars, including the "allocation position , "that the Attorney shall receive 10 million dinars.
The Cabinet approved last February, the draft law provides for the reduction of salaries and allowances of senior statesmen, especially in the three presidencies rates ranging between 40 and 50%.
This came after Maliki decided to reduce his monthly salary by 50%, knowing that he was paid 35 million dinars (30 thousand dollars) before the reduction.
Maliki said then that the salaries of key Jalal Talabani and parliament Osama Najafi top of his salary "Valmottagaeidin caught them 60 million dinars (about 50 thousand dollars), which means that the pre-retirement salary was 80 million (about 68 thousand dollars)."
The government justified the law saying it aims to "reduce public spending on salaries and allowances, and the trend towards the reconstruction and construction, justice and equality in the distribution of salaries and allowances, in line with occupational standards."
The MP said the coalition of state law on Alfalh on Tuesday, "The parliament voted by a simple majority," emphasizing that his bloc has proposed a reduction by 40%, while the news agency quoted the French parliamentary source unnamed, as saying that "230 deputies attended the meeting, which passed during which reduce the salaries of the three presidencies and the ministers by 30% and the salaries of members of the House of Representatives by 23%. "
The Act provides for the salaries and allowances of the Council of Ministers to be salary and Prime Minister of 8 million dinars, and allocations 4 million dinars, also set the salaries of the Vice Prime Minister of 7 million allowances 3 million, as he will receive the minister a salary of $ 5 million allocation 3 million dinars.
The text of the Law of the salaries and allowances of the Presidency of the Republic, provided that the salary of the President of the Republic 8 million dinars, and allocations 4 million, while select the vice president's salary by 7 million and 3 million allocation only.
Under the salaries and allowances of the House of Representatives, Vsikady President of the Council salary of $ 8 million and the allocation of 4 million, that paid the Vice-President 7 million and 3 million allocation presidency, to be paid each deputy 7 million dinars salary, in addition to 3 million allocation office.
And identified three laws a pension of between 30-80% of the total monthly salary and allowances, and equal laws between advisers and special grades and general managers and staff personnel for the three presidencies, in terms of salaries, allowances and pension rights.
And obscure the three laws of any benefit that would print the payroll reduction under the laws of a special service, regulations or administrative instructions or orders, but Istnthe allocations provided for in this Act and the IFAD and travel allowances No. (38) of 1980, as amended.
Article 10 of the Law on salaries and allowances of the Council of Ministers to abolish the "special allowances and any other provisions did not want to have a provision in this law."
As provided in Article 12 of the same law that "does not work with any text in the law, regulation or administrative order or instructions contrary to its provisions."
The law determines the salary and the Deputy Minister to 3.5 million dinars, as well as to the allocation of $ 2.5 million, either those with special grades Vtm determine the salary of $ 3 million in addition to the monthly allocations by 2 million.
And would receive the Director-General and are Bdrjtah a salary of 2.5 million Iraqi dinars, in addition to the monthly million in benefits, either in the General Managers of the three presidencies Vsikadon addition, the seriousness million in benefits.
She pointed out that the three laws of positive reasons to approve the reduction aims to "achieve justice and equality in line with occupational standards, in order to reduce disparities in salaries between the staff and reduce public spending on salaries and allowances prescribed this law."
The president of the House of Representatives Osama Najafi, in a press statement issued yesterday, said the decision to reduce the salaries of officials aims to "achieve an important issue is to balance career and social justice," adding that the decision "is pushing to strengthen the campaign against corruption by bridging the gap between the layer and the other" .
