Kurdish opposition: The party of Masoud Barzani and its allies are obstructing the approval of Iraq's budget.

The independent Kurdish opposition figure Didar Haval accused Kurdish parties today, Saturday, of obstructing the approval of the financial budget for the year 2027 in its current form by demanding amendments to several of its paragraphs to align with their political and financial interests.

Haval stated in a statement seen by the Video News Agency, "Masoud Barzani's party and its allies are hindering the approval of the financial budget in its current form, demanding changes in several budget paragraphs to ensure that thousands of phantom employees are included, whose salaries end up in the pockets of Barzani and the leaders of his party."

He added that "the Kurdish parties allied with Barzani's party agreed to withdraw from the session discussing the 2027 budget to disrupt the quorum and prevent its passage until their conditions are met," noting that "more than 120 billion dinars go into the pockets of the Barzani family from the regional budget annually."

He confirmed: "There is a parliamentary consensus, aside from the Kurdish parties, to vote on the budget in its current form without making any changes during the next session."