Article 140 to be included in Iraq’s 2023 draft budgetAccording to Iraq's deputy finance minister, Masoud Haider, the 2023 budget bill has provisions to implement Article 140 of the constitution, which pertains to disputed regions of the country, and to create joint brigades between the Kurdish Peshmerga and the Iraqi army.
The prime minister's office initially requested 50 billion dinars for the implementation of the article, but the Ministry of Finance increased the amount to 100 billion dinars. The budget also provides for the establishment of two joint Iraqi-Kurdish brigades, with the Peshmerga Ministry coordinating with the Iraqi Defence Ministry to form two brigades, each comprising 20,000 Peshmerga.
Haider stated that the Peshmerga will become a legitimate part of Iraq's defense once the budget is passed. Additionally, the Iraqi government has earmarked 2.7 trillion dinars for investment in the Kurdistan Region.
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