With Allocations Exceeding 60 Billion Dinars, Basra Announces Funding Secured for 13,000 Job Positions

mesoiraq - The local government in Basra Province announced on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, that it has obtained official approvals from the Ministry of Finance to fund the salaries of 13,000 job positions among the province's working cadres. Official documents clarified that the Ministry of Finance agreed to allocate an amount exceeding sixty billion dinars, to be distributed to cover the wages of contractors and settle government pension contributions. This step complements previous decisions taken by relevant authorities last month, which stipulated the inclusion of procedures to permanently employ contractors and daily wage earners in the general budget for the upcoming year, 2027, thereby ensuring job stability for the workers.