Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Directs Inclusion of Peshmerga Expenses within Federal Budget Sovereign Expenditures

mesoiraq Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani directed the region's Ministry of Finance and Economy and the negotiating delegation to work on fixing the expenses of the Peshmerga forces within the framework of sovereign expenditures in the federal general budget law, aiming to ensure their rights and financial dues. The governmental decree stressed the necessity of listing Peshmerga expenses as a constitutional part of the Iraqi national defense system, focusing during negotiations on securing salaries, allowances, and financial dues for armament and training, applying standards of equality between them and federal security forces, and enhancing coordination with Kurdish blocs in the House of Representatives.