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Shafaq News- Baghdad
The Finance Ministry would become the leading sovereign
ministry in Iraq and a central institution for managing and developing the
national economy, Faleh Sari, the National Wisdom (Al-Hikma) Movement nominee
for Iraq’s finance minister position, vowed on Thursday.
In a recorded statement published on social media ahead of
the anticipated parliamentary vote on Prime Minister-designate Ali Al-Zaidi’s
cabinet, Sari said the rights of public employees, contract workers, and
farmers were “guaranteed,” adding that the ministry would work to secure their
financial entitlements.
He stressed that the Finance Ministry should not function
merely as “an office for salary distribution,” but as a sovereign economic
institution contributing to Iraq’s economic growth. The nominee also rejected
separating ministries from the Finance Ministry, saying all institutions should
remain linked to it within a unified administrative system.
“The ministry would rely on digital transformation and
automation during the next phase to become a ministry serving all Iraqis.”
Sari noted that he plans to establish a dedicated team to
receive requests and address public complaints, while opening communication
channels with citizens through members of parliament. He also called on Iraq’s
parliament and its finance committee to support legislative reforms and
amendments aimed at addressing the country’s current financial challenges.
Iraq’s parliament is expected to vote later in the day on
the cabinet proposed by Al-Zaidi. President Nizar Amedi tasked Al-Zaidi with
forming a new government on April 27, 2026, succeeding former Prime Minister
Mohammed Shia al-Sudani.