Today June 30, 2020, the employees salaries were not paid. Iraqi TV is saying in the coming days salaries will be released.
Kurds met in Baghdad today and were in discussions all day. The Kurds are determined to get a deal done with Baghdad, they even have Talabani now helping with the talks....still waiting for finalization.
A source pointed out that the ministry will start tomorrow, Wednesday, to send a notice to banks to gradually release the salaries of employees in ministries, government departments.
The Parliamentary Finance Committee said earlier today, Tuesday, that the government’s financial liquidity to pay the salaries of employees is available, stressing at the same time that the ministry did not send a directive to banks to pay salaries.
The budget did not make it to Parliament and the payments to citizens started today but only in some areas. Not all were paid and no new rate was applied....they are still getting paid salaries at the old rate and only in certain areas at specific intervals. Some of the citizens are fed up with Al-Kadhimi stating that he has no plan of action.
