KRG Delegation in Baghdad to Discuss Kurdistan’s Share of 2027 Budget
Delegation seeks 14 percent share based on population census as Baghdad prepares draft budget law
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — A delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Finance and Economy arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday evening to participate in a meeting with Iraq’s Federal Ministry of Finance on drafting the preliminary version of the country’s 2027 budget law.
According to information obtained by Kurdistan24, the meeting will focus on the Kurdistan Region’s share of Iraq’s federal budget, particularly issues related to appointments, contractual employees, and other financial provisions.
The Kurdistan Region delegation is also expected to call for its share of the 2027 federal budget to be calculated according to the latest population census, which puts the Region’s share of Iraq’s population at 14 percent.
The discussions come as the Federal Ministry of Finance continues preparations for the draft 2027 budget law.
Iraqi government spokesperson Haider al-Aboudi previously said the Council of Ministers would approve the draft 2027 budget law by the end of September and submit it to the Iraqi parliament.
The Finance Ministry has been working on the draft for about a month, while government departments have also been asked to provide information on daily contract workers.
According to an official letter issued by the Finance Ministry’s administrative and financial department, ministries and government institutions have been instructed to submit the names of their daily contract employees for review, with the aim of converting eligible workers to monthly contracts and incorporating them into the 2027 budget law.
The Kurdistan Region’s participation in the budget drafting process comes amid longstanding disputes between Erbil and Baghdad over the Region’s constitutional share of federal revenues, public-sector salaries, oil revenues, and other financial obligations.