Iraqi Parliament resumes discussing 2011 State Budget

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi Parliament has held a session, led by its Speaker Usama al-Nujeify, attended by 235 MPs on Thursday to discuss the country’s 2011 General Budget law, a Parliament Media source said. “The Parliament’s session began today (Thursday), led by Parliament Speaker, Usama al-Nujeify and attended by 235 Legislatures, to discuss the law on the General Budget for 2011 and the second reading of the draft-law on the High Judicial Council,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Iraq’s Council of Ministers had passed in its session on 6/2/2011, the final draft for the General Federation’s Financial Budget Law for the year 2011. SKH (TP)/SR 823