PM Barzani instructs KRG Ministry of Finance to distribute February civil servants’ salaries

ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Wednesday instructed the Ministry of Finance and Economy to start distributing February salaries of civil servants and prepare for March and the coming months.

 The Prime Minister said that they hold the Iraqi government under a constitutional and moral responsibility to fulfill its promise to provide salaries for Kurdistan Region civil servants.

The premier also stated that the responsibility that rested with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) had been fulfilled.

“We have decided that the Ministry of Municipalities and Tourism will start distributing land to all those civil servants who have not yet benefited from the government,” he added and noted “We have requested a 20% discount on accumulated electricity bills. We have instructed the relevant ministries to do this as well as for a 20% discount on accumulated traffic fines, a 50% discount on meat import costs, and a 20% discount on parallel tuition fees in public universities and colleges.”

Meanwhile, the Prime Minister instructed the Ministry of Municipalities and Tourism to reduce accumulated water fees by 20%.

Finally, Barzani expressed his gratitude to Kurdistan Region citizens for their resilience and patience and hopes that the financial crisis in Kurdistan Region will come to an end.