Legal Framework for the House of Representatives’ Authority to Amend and Reject the Draft General Budget Law (A Comparative Study)

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Yasmeen Mohammed Hanoun

Abstract

The subject of amending and rejecting the draft general budget is a controversial and controversial subject, as some believe that this right related to reviewing the government's options for estimates of figures related to spending and revenue should be subject to a set of constitutional conditions and restrictions. The purpose of this is to maintain the government's efficiency in implementing its general policies and respecting the principle of separation of powers, a principle that has been established in various democratic systems, and to show the shortcomings in Iraqi legislation and the limits of the use of the right to amend and the right to reject by the House of Representatives. The nature of the research required dividing it into two requirements. In the first requirement, we addressed the general framework of the House of Representatives' authority in the general budget law, as we divided it into two branches. We devoted the first branch to the concept of the general budget, while the second branch to defining the House of Representatives' authority in the general budget. In the second requirement, we addressed the House of Representatives' authority to amend and reject the draft general budget law, as we divided it into two branches as well. In the first branch, we addressed the House of Representatives' authority to amend the draft general budget law, while the second branch was devoted to the House of Representatives' authority to reject the draft general budget law. Based on what was previously stated, the subject was studied in all its details in the constitution. And the laws related to the comparison with the legislation (France and Egypt) until our research includes a conclusion in which we show the most important results and recommendations that we have reached

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Mohammed Hanoun ي. . (2025). Legal Framework for the House of Representatives’ Authority to Amend and Reject the Draft General Budget Law (A Comparative Study). MIsan Journal of Comparative Legal Studies, 1(12), 221–245. Retrieved from https://uomisan.edu.iq/law/mjcls/index.php/mjcls/article/view/358
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