US-imposed dollar shortage forces Iraq to tap tax funds for salary payments

US-imposed dollar shortage forces Iraq to tap tax funds for salary payments

Since the 2003 US occupation of Iraq, Washington has controlled Iraq's oil revenues, holding them at the Federal Reserve in New York

It appears that the government action to withdraw tax deposit payments to pay employees has opened the door to debate about the government ' s inability to find alternative financing solutions to oil, which has always been the cornerstone of the balance sheet, and this has set the stage for the Government ' s failure to find alternative financing solutions.