No political pressure on releasing the budget of Iraq, says MP

A member of the parliamentary finance committee Massoud Haider ruled out existing political pressure inside the House of Representatives to block the adoption of the federal budget.
He said, "The House of Representatives is determined to pass the budget as soon as possible, noting that the country is in dire need for approving it at the moment, as the security conditions of the country had a negative impact on the economic situation, pointing out that the parliamentary Finance committee put the finishing touches on the project and reduced deficit in spite of the drop in world oil prices."
He further remarked, "The world oil prices were rising gradually and it is hoped reaching up to normal with the second half of this year, and this will affect positively on the state budget, adding that the parliamentary finance committee adopted the principle of transfers amounts allocated to the ministries in the budget in order to grant a greater chance to the work of the important ministries that affect the lives of citizens and to reduce the deficit."