On Saturday, Kurdish politician Didar Haval accused the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Ministry of Finance of seizing around two trillion Iraqi dinars from employees’ salaries over the past two months. According to Haval, the funds were taken under the claim they would be saved as trust funds—but employees never saw the money returned, and its fate remains unclear.
Haval told dinaropinions.com, “The Ministry of Finance deducted roughly two trillion dinars from employees’ salaries for months 11 and 12 of 2025, using the excuse that they would be held as trust funds. But in reality, the money was not returned, and no one knows what happened to it.”
He criticized the federal government for inaction, saying it has not yet taken serious steps to investigate or hold the KRG accountable for the missing funds.
Haval also mentioned that employees are asking the federal government to stop sending their salaries through the KRG and instead deliver payments directly via banks affiliated with Baghdad.
“The continued silence and inaction from the federal government is raising eyebrows,” he added, “with talk of political deals preventing any legal action against those responsible for the missing money.”
This accusation highlights growing tensions over salary payments and financial transparency in the Kurdistan region, as employees demand accountability for funds allocated by the federal government.
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