Kurdistan Ministry of Finance: so far we have not received money from Baghdad

Shafaq News / The Ministry of Finance and Economy of Kurdistan Region announced on Monday that the federal government in Baghdad has not yet sent money to the region, which led to a delay in the payment of salaries.

The ministry’s spokesman, Ahmed Abdel-Rahman attributed in a press conference today that the money was not sent to the region for administrative reasons, saying, “We are in contact with the federal government to solve this problem.”

He added that the regional government depends on three resources to secure salaries for employees and retirees, two of which are from within the region, and the other from Baghdad.