Economic expert Mohammed Al-Hasani confirmed that 70 billion dinars per month is the value of the compulsory deduction from the salaries of employees and retirees under the pretext of supporting Lebanon and Gaza, calling on Parliament to intervene urgently to stop the government’s decision to deduct and stop what he described as one of the aspects of corruption, which is the compulsory deduction .
Al-Hasani said, “There is popular rejection from employees and retirees following the decision to deduct 1 % of their salaries,” calling on Parliament to “urgently intervene to stop the government’s decision to deduct and stop what he described as one of the aspects of corruption, which is the forced deduction from salaries to support the residents of Lebanon and Gaza, as the decision has no legal basis .”
He added, “Many employees, affiliates and retirees believed that the government decision stipulated that the deduction would be voluntary and that anyone who did not wish to do so could submit an administrative request to stop the deduction, but this matter was met with absolute rejection by these ministries and departments .”
He pointed out that “the deduction rate, along with the collection amount to pay to the outlet, as well as the bank, may all affect employees who are considered to have low incomes, stressing that “70 billion dinars per month is the value of the compulsory deduction from the salaries of employees and retirees under the pretext of supporting Lebanon and Gaza .”
The controversy over deducting 1% of the salaries of all employees and retirees for the purpose of providing aid to the Gaza Strip and Lebanon has returned to the Iraqi street once again after deducting amounts from the salaries of retirees retroactively for two months .
Yesterday , Monday , the Office of the High Commission for Human Rights in Basra requested the National Retirement Authority to audit the deduction rates from the salaries of retirees and employees in the (voluntary donation) file of 1%, which was deducted retroactively for a period of 2 months, i.e. 1,000 dinars from 100,000 and 10,000 from 1 million, as the office witnessed cases of a number of retirees with deductions higher than 1% and even for two months .
The Iraqi Council of Ministers decided, in its 47th regular session held on 11/19/2024, to approve the Ministry of Finance deducting 1% of the salaries, allowances, and retirement pensions of all state institutions as a voluntary donation to be deposited in the Gaza and Lebanon support accounts equally or according to the priorities determined by the Prime Minister.
