Baghdad – Conscious – Nour al-Zaidi
Today, Wednesday, the Finance Committee in the House of Representatives announced the number of job grades included in the 2023 budget, while confirming that the number of employees in state departments will exceed three and a half million employees.
A member of the committee, Mueen Al-Kadhimi, told the Iraqi News Agency (INA): “Allocations have been included in the 2023 budget, for more than 250,000 degrees to the Ministry of Education, as well as 74,000 job degrees for the first and holders of higher degrees.”
He added, “There are 102,000 job degrees in the Ministry of Electricity to convert contract holders into permanent owners,” stressing that “the number of employees in state institutions will exceed three and a half million employees.”
He pointed out that “the consequences of this will raise the value of employee salaries from 42 trillion dinars to 60 trillion dinars,” stressing “supporting the private sector, encouraging laboratories, and enacting a social security and retirement law.”
He continued, “The prime minister presented a government program, which includes support for the private sector, investment in agriculture, industry, tourism, and job creation for young people in the private sector,” explaining that “this approach requires controlling borders, preventing imports, imposing taxes on the importer, and supporting the national product.”
