| 2008: Parliament to vote on 2008 budget law on Monday |
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January 7, 2008 The Iraqi parliament will vote on the 2008 budget law during its session on Monday, an independent member of parliament said on Sunday. "The parliament is determined to discuss and approve several crucial laws in the coming few days, including the accountability and justice law and the 2008 budget law, especially after Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh and Minister of Finance al-Zubeidi had provided a thorough budget review," MP Safiya al-Suheil told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI). "Other laws will be voted on during Monday's session," al-Suheil indicated, linking the absence of the quorum in previous parliamentary sessions to official holidays and dismissing political disputes as the reason behind the lack of the quorum. Source: Voices of Iraq |