Adoption of budget before end of April described as miracle by Iraqi MP

A member of the Oil and Energy Committee, MP Furat al-Shara described the adoption of the federal budget before the end of April, as a miracle.
Shara said in a statement that "the quartet formed, which was formed by the House of Representatives, headed by First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Qusay al-Suhail to visit Kurdistan did not reach any agreement on approving the budget."
He added, "Delay approving the budget caused deficit in the state budget and obstructed all service and economic projects."
The parliament had formed several committees to resolve the dispute over the budget between Baghdad and Erbil, most recently the Quartet, headed by First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Qusay al-Suhail.