Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Agrees to Pay Kurdistan Region Share of Federal Budget

Aug 16, 2020 | Mina Aldroubi, National
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Iraq has agreed to resume monthly payments from its federal budget to the Kurdistan Regional Government in Erbil. The deal represents a positive step towards restoring relations between the central government and the autonomous Kurdish region, which held a vote for independence in 2018 that the central government swiftly crushed. The core of their outstanding issues has been Baghdad halting payment of Erbil's share of the national budget.