ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - At the invitation of the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), The Kurdistan Region’s political parties are set to hold a meeting on Saturday to discuss upcoming measures, in light of Baghdad’s decision to suspend funding to the Region for the remainder of 2025.

In a letter to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Wednesday, Iraqi Finance Minister Taif Sami stated that from 2023 to April 2025, the Kurdistan Region has transferred only 598.5 billion dinars out of its total combined oil and non-oil revenues of 19.9 trillion dinars.

Sami claimed that the Region has already exceeded its 12.67 percent share of the annual budget, totaling 13.5 trillion dinars, adding that the finance ministry “is unable to continue funding the Region.”

Hiwa Gaylani, KDP central committee member, told The New Region that invitations have been extended to all Kurdish parties to attend the meeting, which is set to be chaired by KDP leader and Former Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani.

The meeting will take place on Saturday at 11 AM, according to Chia Harki, deputy head of Erbil organizational bureau of the KDP.

“The views of all the parties will be considered regarding the recent decision from Baghdad, as well as some other subjects relating to Erbil-Baghdad and the need to unify the rhetoric of the Kurdistani parties,” Harki told The New Region.

The fair distribution of the Kurdistan Region’s share of the federal budget has long been a point of contention between Erbil and Baghdad.

Years of conflict and unresolved issues between Erbil and Baghdad, and economic sanctions and pressure on Erbil by federal authorities, have pushed employees in the Region to live from paycheck to paycheck.