This is the
second Eid that take with Coronavirus, but the Eid of cutting employee’s
salaries are going on. Although, despite arrival of vaccine and its
distribution to citizens, but the virus still dangerous and going on.
Even though Baghdad
and Erbil have agreed on the 2021 budget law, the region’s share is determined
by the law, but it seems that the dilemmas of region’s employee’s salaries will
continue.
According to
Iraqi’s overall budget law for 2021, the region’s budget share is about 11 trillion
and 500 billion Iraqi dinars, in the condition of providing value of 250000
barrels oil with SOMO price and half of federal revenues by the region to
Baghdad.
For more than
six years, the promotion of employee’s salaries has been suspended and no date
has been set to restart the promotion of employee’s salaries.
The economic
situation and purchasing goods in markets due to high demands of Ramadan seemed
more active and salary distribution was more motivating for user’s demands.
The Kurdistan
region pledged to distribute the employee’s salaries on twenty five of every
month, this pledge stabilizes markets and increased trusts to bazar.
Unfortunately, unemployed
percentage in Kurdistan region is between 20 to 30 per cent of the community. If
we pass 2021 within the same situation, we will see the increased rate due to negative
sides of coronavirus on economic sector.
Drought phenomenon
in the region looks another main obstacle in front of KRG missions. The damages
of drought are another load on the region’s economy.
In sum, in
order to Eid becomes inclusive occasion besides religious occasion, the KRG and
political parties need to take dynamic steps to solve the economic, social
crisis in general and employee’s salaries in particular.
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