Kurdish parliament approves 2009 budget

ARBIL / IraqiNews.com: The Kurdish parliament approved the region’s 2009 general budget on Tuesday by a majority vote, according to a statement of the parliament. “The parliament held on Tuesday (June 19) its 19th regular session under Speaker Adnan al-Mufti to discuss the 2009 budget,” said the statement received by IraqiNews.com news agency. “The parliament approved the 2009 budget draft law after presenting all its articles by a majority vote,” it added. “The parliament’s speaker presented recommendations to be added to the budget bill, including improving the political prisoners’ conditions and adopting transparency regarding the oil revenues issue,” the statement noted. The 2009 general budget of the Kurdistan region is 283.8 trillion Iraqi dinars, which is 17 percent of the general budget of Iraq. SH (P)   1