Emblems of the Iraqi Federal Government (left) and the Kurdistan Regional Government (right).
Baghdad transfers first tranche of April salaries to Kurdistan Region
ERBIL — Iraq’s federal Ministry of Finance transferred 663.805 billion dinars ($431.2 million) to the Kurdistan Regional Government on Monday as the first tranche of April salary funding for public employees in the region.
The KRG’s Ministry of Finance and Economy said the amount was deposited at the Erbil branch of the Central Bank of Iraq at noon and that the remaining funding is expected Tuesday. Once the full amount is received and processed, the salary schedule will be announced and distribution will begin.
The announcement came a day after the KRG said it had transferred 50.292 billion dinars ($32.7 million) in non-oil revenues for April to the federal Ministry of Finance.
Financial transfers between Erbil and Baghdad resumed in mid-2025 under a renewed revenue-sharing arrangement requiring the KRG to provide 230,000 barrels of oil per day to federal authorities and remit 120 billion dinars in monthly non-oil revenue. Oil exports restarted Sept. 25 under a deal placing operational control of sales with Iraq’s state oil marketer SOMO, following a prolonged shutdown of the Iraq-Turkey pipeline.
The salary dispute between Baghdad and Erbil has persisted for years, rooted in disagreements over revenue-sharing and budget implementation. Federal authorities have at times suspended transfers citing budget overruns, while Kurdish officials argue the delays violate constitutional entitlements.