Baghdad: Iraqi newspapers issued on Tuesday highlighted Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani's emphasis on strengthening coordination between the legislative and executive branches, alongside austerity measures adopted within his office as part of efforts to rationalize public spending.
According to National Iraqi News Agency, Al-Zawraa Newspaper, published by the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate, reported the Prime Minister's affirmation of the need for closer institutional integration, particularly during the current phase, which requires direct support for the Council of Representatives. A statement from the Prime Minister's media office detailed Al-Sudani's meeting with Deputy Speaker of Parliament Farhad al-Atroshi, where discussions covered the overall political situation across the country.
The statement added that both sides reviewed ongoing efforts to complete constitutional obligations, consolidate the democratic process, fulfill citizens' aspirations, and sustain development and service delivery nationwide. The Prime Minister stressed the importance of harmonizing legislative and executive efforts to advance development projects, address economic challenges, maximize state revenues, curb expenditures, and organize public spending priorities.
Al-Sabah Newspaper reported that Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani chaired a meeting of the Ministerial Council for the Economy, directing all government entities to implement Cabinet decisions aimed at maximizing revenues and rationalizing expenditures as part of the government's core economic reform agenda. The meeting addressed key sectors, including boosting telecommunications revenues, supporting industrial projects with liquefied gas, maintaining subsidies for brick factories for environmental and technical upgrades, and facilitating soft loans for factories transitioning from heavy fuel oil to gas.
Discussions also covered energy subsidy reforms, expanding electronic bill collection for high-load consumers, and streamlining vehicle registration procedures at border points to enhance state revenues and institutional performance. Within this framework, the Prime Minister's Office adopted restructuring and cost-cutting measures, including terminating contracts of several advisers and experts following an overall 88% completion rate of government programs, alongside broader reductions in operational expenditures.
In this context, the Prime Minister's Office has taken several steps to consolidate and reorganize its various departments and units, aiming to reduce expenses and improve performance. These steps include terminating the contracts of a number of advisors and experts who were previously tasked with managing and overseeing several important and vital files related to the implementation of government programs, which have reached an overall completion rate of 88%. The office expressed its appreciation for their efforts and the efforts of all those working on these projects across all government institutions.
Al-Zaman Newspaper highlighted austerity measures within the office of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, noting that the steps included terminating contracts of several advisers and experts and restructuring the office to rationalize spending and optimize resources, following an 88% completion rate of government programs. An official statement said the measures were implemented under the Prime Minister's directives and included administrative restructuring, while commending the efforts of advisers and government staff. The statement reaffirmed the government's commitment to revenue maximization and expenditure control, as emphasized during the Ministerial Council for the Economy meeting, which addressed telecommunications revenues, industrial gas support, energy subsidy reform, expansion of electronic bill collection, and vehicle registration procedures to enhance state revenues.
Separately, the Central Bank of Iraq affirmed that no legal distinction exists between different U.S. dollar editions, urging banks and financial institutions to comply with official regulations governing the circulation and exchange of foreign currency. The Bank stressed its continued acceptance of all valid dollar issues through licensed banks in line with domestic and international standards, to safeguard market stability and financial transparency.