A report issued by the Financial Oversight Bureau has unveiled details concerning the delivery of 55 vehicles to members of the Salah al-Din Provincial Council and their companions. This occurred despite their existing possession of other vehicles previously allocated to
them during their tenure in executive positions within the province's departments. The report, numbered (30293) and dated November 19, 2026, indicated its observations stemmed from oversight and auditing activities for contract number (2), signed May 21, 2025. This contract involved supplying
the Salah al-Din Provincial Council with 55 vehicles totaling 5 billion, 468 million, and 400 thousand Iraqi Dinars. It was concluded via direct contracting with Asaawer Al-Iraq for General Trading and Contracting Ltd., an Iraqi company. The 150-day implementation began
on May 25, 2025, funded by 2024 operational budget (Petrodollar allocations). The report outlined several key observations for which the Bureau demanded an investigation, including: Firstly: The province's decision to contract for vehicle supply for the Salah al-Din Provincial Council using "Petrodollar"
allocations, despite this project not being classified as a critical service project beneficial to the province. The report highlighted that the Council already owns 313 vehicles, with 36 specifically assigned to council members and their offices, as per the Council's
official letter number (1928) dated April 29, 2025. The Bureau deemed this action to be in violation of Article (6/Fourth) of the instructions facilitating the implementation of Federal General Budget Law No. (1) for the years (2023 - 2024 -
2025). This article stipulates that regions and provinces not organized into a region have the right, after obtaining the Prime Minister's approval, to utilize no more than 50% of the Petrodollar allocations designated within current year's investment projects. Such allocations
must be used for importing electricity, providing services, cleaning the province, covering medical expenses for patients inside and outside Iraq, or current expenditures based on the province's needs, with priority given to spending in areas most affected by oil production
and refining, and for environmental protection projects. Secondly: The delivery of new vehicles to provincial council members under the aforementioned contract, even though they and their companions already possessed vehicles previously provided by the province when they held executive positions in
its departments, and these vehicles were not returned. This violates Cabinet Resolution No. (6) for the year 2020, which mandates applying existing laws to vehicles handed over to former officials after April 30, 2020, for which no purchase request was
submitted before this date, to ensure the preservation of public funds. Thirdly: The delivery of 43 out of 55 vehicles to council members, the governor's office, and his deputies. Additionally, council members already possessed 36 vehicles from the council, making the
total number exceed the legally prescribed limit. This is considered a violation of Article (2/Third - W - J) of Law No. (28) for the year 2019 (Amended) on the abolition of state officials' privileges, which explicitly states that no
more than one vehicle may be allocated to Director Generals and those of equivalent rank, and no more than three vehicles may be allocated to Governors.
