Lawmakers demand the government to amend 2009 budget

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: A number Iraqi lawmakers on Monday demanded to return the budget of 2009 to the government to apply a fair distribution of funds on provinces. “The government did not employ lawmakers’ prior notes,” said the website of Iraq’s council of representatives. But parliament’s speaker, Mahmoud al-Mashahadani, and during today’s session, said that the budget will be read by the legislators for the second time after upcoming Eid’s vacation. MH (P)/SR 1