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Iraqi government to purchase armored limousines worth $75 million for members of parliament
By Shaymaa Adel Azzaman, January 21, 2011
The Iraqi government has decided to spend nearly $75 million from the country’s oil revenues to purchase armored limousines, one for each of the 325 members of parliament.
The government says the vehicles are needed because the parliamentarians are targets of attack by insurgents and 'terrorists.’
The high salaries and perks senior Iraqi officials get are fueling anger in Iraq and there has been a storm of protest from local media.
The benefits have turned them into a special class with body guards, armored vehicles and specially imported power generators to light, heat and cool their homes.
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Iraqi government to purchase armored limousines worth $75 million for members of parliament
By Shaymaa Adel Azzaman, January 21, 2011
The Iraqi government has decided to spend nearly $75 million from the country’s oil revenues to purchase armored limousines, one for each of the 325 members of parliament.
The government says the vehicles are needed because the parliamentarians are targets of attack by insurgents and 'terrorists.’
The high salaries and perks senior Iraqi officials get are fueling anger in Iraq and there has been a storm of protest from local media.
The benefits have turned them into a special class with body guards, armored vehicles and specially imported power generators to light, heat and cool their homes.
READ MORE
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