Parliament's "Secret" Salary Increase "stokes Public Outrage"

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'Secret' salary increase in Iraq's parliament stokes public outrage

Reports that Iraq's parliament has quietly expanded the privileges of lawmakers has broken open a firestorm of public recrimination.

Opposition MPs and activists accuse supporters of the passed amendments of employing backhanded procedures by introducing the changes without prior notice.

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