Administrative Deputy Governor of Basra, Maher Ibrahim Al-Amiri, announced on Friday (May 8, 2026) that he had sent an official letter to the Ministry of Finance to request funding for the salaries of contractors within 13,000 job positions, based on the directives of Governor Asaad Al-Eidani.
Al-Amiri explained that the letter included a request for approval to fund the current account of the Financial and Administrative Affairs Department at Al-Rafidain Bank – Basra Branch (2), with an amount of 23,030,580,276 Iraqi dinars, to secure the salaries of contractors according to their start dates, based on the attached lists.
He noted that all previous requirements have been fulfilled, pointing out that the government pension contribution rate of 12% has reached 2,763,669,633 dinars.
This move comes within a series of continuous measures taken by the governorate to ensure the payment of contractors' dues, amid escalating economic conditions and living pressures, which have made the salaries file one of the most sensitive and impactful issues on social and administrative stability in the governorate.
