Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Regional Government Threatens 'Legal Measures' if Baghdad Does Not Cover Its Budget

Jun 18, 2015 | Middle East Monitor
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The regional government in Erbil, Northern Iraq, has announced that it will take "legal measures" if the federal authorities in Baghdad do not cover its 2015 budget and solve its financial crisis, Anadolu has reported. "The government of Northern Iraq is completely committed to the agreement signed between Baghdad and Erbil," said a spokesperson, "as well as to the 2015 budget law. The central government in Baghdad did not commit to the agreement."