Iraq cabinet plans to cut Kurdistan share in 2018 federal budgetBAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq s cabinet proposed on Sunday to slash the Kurdish share of the country s revenue in the 2018 federal budget, a move that Kurdish officials said was aimed to further punish them for a Sept. 25 referendum on independence. If approved, the budget would further damage the relationship between Baghdad and Erbil   the semi-autonomous region s capital   already at boiling point after the central government launched a military offensive last month that swiftly recaptured the oil-rich city of Kirkuk. A preliminary draft document seen by Reuters and confirmed by three lawmakers and two Iraqi government officials shows the Kurdistan region s share of the 2018 budget trimmed to 12.6 percent, down from the 17 percent the region has traditionally been entitled to since the fall of Saddam Hussein.  The 12.6 percent figure was  very accurate , said a government financial advisor on condition of anonymity, who said it was based on population data from the trade ministry s ration card program. Iraq s central government and the Kurdish autonomous region have quarreled over money repeatedly since the 2003 fall of Saddam Hussein. The post-Saddam constitution put in place a system guaranteeing the Kurds self-rule with a share of overall revenue proportionate to their share of the population.  For the past three years, Baghdad stopped sending funds while the Kurds held nearly all of northern Iraq s oil infrastructure and sold enough crude to fund themselves. But the Iraqi government offensive that recaptured oil-producing territory from the Kurds last month means the autonomous region is once again dependent on Baghdad for funds. The central government has demanded a halt to all independent Kurdish oil sales. The reduced budget would dramatically add to the Kurdistan Regional Government s (KRG) financial difficulties. The region says it is already stretched thin due to a three-year war on Islamic State and the cost of supporting hundreds of thousands of refugees who have fled the militants. Last year, Iraq s parliament approved the 2017 budget, but all members of the KDP party that rules the Kurdish region stayed away, protesting that the budget failed to allocate enough money for salaries of state workers and Peshmerga fighters, the Kurdish region s security forces. Another proposal inserted into the draft budget would see the central government distribute the Kurdish region s share of the federal budget to the three provinces that make up the region individually, further undermining the KRG s control over the allocation of funds.  It s a dangerous sign which indicates that Baghdad is seeking to undermine the political and economic system in Kurdistan region by cutting the budget share and dealing directly with the provinces,  said Ahmed Hama Rasheed, a Kurd and the secretary of the financial committee in the federal parliament.  It seems that the central government is trying a divide and conquer policy with the Kurdistan region , said Rasheed. Kurdish officials criticized the cabinet proposals, accusing Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi of using the 2018 budget to punish the Kurds, who overwhelmingly voted to break away from Iraq in the referendum, which Baghdad considers illegal.  In a press conference on Monday, Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani said Baghdad had violated the Iraqi constitution by drafting a budget that does not recognize Kurdish entitlements.  Barzani, the nephew of Massoud Barzani who stepped down last week as Kurdish president in the wake of the referendum crisis, said the KRG was  prepared to give them the oil revenue    apparently an offer to negotiate over its own sales of oil   if the central government was prepared to give the Kurds their customary 17 percent share. The budget proposal with the revised trimmed share for the Kurds was rejected by two Kurdish ministers attending Sunday s cabinet meeting, two Iraqi government officials confirmed.  The proposed 2018 federal budget must first be approved by Abadi and then referred to parliament which will vote on it. The secretary general of the Iraqi cabinet, Mahdi al-Allaq, told Iraqiya state TV on Monday the cabinet had finished studying the draft budget and would refer it to the prime minister for final approval in the next cabinet session. worldnews
iraq cabinet plans cut kurdistan share federal iraq reuters iraq cabinet proposed sunday slash kurdish share country revenue federal budget move kurdish officials said aimed punish referendum independence if approved budget would damage relationship baghdad gerbil region capital already boiling point central government launched military offensive last month swiftly recaptured city kirke a preliminary draft document seen reuters confirmed three lawmakers two iraqi government officials shows kurdistan region share budget trimmed percent percent region traditionally entitled since fall adam hussain the percent figure accurate said government financial advisor condition anonymity said based population data trade ministry ration card program iraq central government kurdish autonomous region quartered money repeatedly since fall adam hussain the constitution put place system guaranteeing kurds share overall revenue proportionate share population for past three years baghdad stopped sending funds kurds held nearly northern iraq oil infrastructure sold enough crude fund but iraqi government offensive recaptured territory kurds last month means autonomous region dependent baghdad funds the central government demanded halt independent kurdish oil sales the reduced budget would dramatically add kurdistan regional government kg financial difficulties the region says already stretched thin due war islamic state cost supporting hundreds thousands refugees fled militants last year iraq parliament approved budget members dp party rules kurdish region stayed away protesting budget failed allocate enough money salaries state workers peshmerga fighters kurdish region security forces another proposal inserted draft budget would see central government distribute kurdish region share federal budget three provinces make region individually undermining kg control allocation funds it dangerous sign indicates baghdad seeking undermine political economic system kurdistan region cutting budget share dealing directly provinces said ahmed ham crashed kur secretary financial committee federal parliament it seems central government trying divide conquer policy kurdistan region said crashed kurdish officials criticized cabinet proposals accusing prime minister harder using budget punish kurds overwhelmingly voted break away iraq referendum baghdad considers illegal in press conference monday kurdish prime minister nechirvan bargain said baghdad violated iraqi constitution drafting budget recognize kurdish entitlement bargain nephew massed bargain stepped last week kurdish president wake referendum crisis said kg prepared give oil revenue apparently offer negotiate sales oil central government prepared give kurds customary percent share the budget proposal revised trimmed share kurds rejected two kurdish ministers attending sunday cabinet meeting two iraqi government officials confirmed the proposed federal budget must first approved bad referred parliament vote the secretary general iraqi cabinet made told iraqi state tv monday cabinet finished studying draft budget would refer prime minister final approval next cabinet session worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Iraq cabinet plans to cut Kurdistan share in 2018 federal budgetBAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq s cabinet proposed on Sunday to slash the Kurdish share of the country s revenue in the 2018 federal budget, a move that Kurdish officials said was aimed to further punish them for a Sept. 25 referendum on independence. If approved, the budget would further damage the relationship between Baghdad and Erbil   the semi-autonomous region s capital   already at boiling point after the central government launched a military offensive last month that swiftly recaptured the oil-rich city of Kirkuk. A preliminary draft document seen by Reuters and confirmed by three lawmakers and two Iraqi government officials shows the Kurdistan region s share of the 2018 budget trimmed to 12.6 percent, down from the 17 percent the region has traditionally been entitled to since the fall of Saddam Hussein.  The 12.6 percent figure was  very accurate , said a government financial advisor on condition of anonymity, who said it was based on population data from the trade ministry s ration card program. Iraq s central government and the Kurdish autonomous region have quarreled over money repeatedly since the 2003 fall of Saddam Hussein. The post-Saddam constitution put in place a system guaranteeing the Kurds self-rule with a share of overall revenue proportionate to their share of the population.  For the past three years, Baghdad stopped sending funds while the Kurds held nearly all of northern Iraq s oil infrastructure and sold enough crude to fund themselves. But the Iraqi government offensive that recaptured oil-producing territory from the Kurds last month means the autonomous region is once again dependent on Baghdad for funds. The central government has demanded a halt to all independent Kurdish oil sales. The reduced budget would dramatically add to the Kurdistan Regional Government s (KRG) financial difficulties. The region says it is already stretched thin due to a three-year war on Islamic State and the cost of supporting hundreds of thousands of refugees who have fled the militants. Last year, Iraq s parliament approved the 2017 budget, but all members of the KDP party that rules the Kurdish region stayed away, protesting that the budget failed to allocate enough money for salaries of state workers and Peshmerga fighters, the Kurdish region s security forces. Another proposal inserted into the draft budget would see the central government distribute the Kurdish region s share of the federal budget to the three provinces that make up the region individually, further undermining the KRG s control over the allocation of funds.  It s a dangerous sign which indicates that Baghdad is seeking to undermine the political and economic system in Kurdistan region by cutting the budget share and dealing directly with the provinces,  said Ahmed Hama Rasheed, a Kurd and the secretary of the financial committee in the federal parliament.  It seems that the central government is trying a divide and conquer policy with the Kurdistan region , said Rasheed. Kurdish officials criticized the cabinet proposals, accusing Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi of using the 2018 budget to punish the Kurds, who overwhelmingly voted to break away from Iraq in the referendum, which Baghdad considers illegal.  In a press conference on Monday, Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani said Baghdad had violated the Iraqi constitution by drafting a budget that does not recognize Kurdish entitlements.  Barzani, the nephew of Massoud Barzani who stepped down last week as Kurdish president in the wake of the referendum crisis, said the KRG was  prepared to give them the oil revenue    apparently an offer to negotiate over its own sales of oil   if the central government was prepared to give the Kurds their customary 17 percent share. The budget proposal with the revised trimmed share for the Kurds was rejected by two Kurdish ministers attending Sunday s cabinet meeting, two Iraqi government officials confirmed.  The proposed 2018 federal budget must first be approved by Abadi and then referred to parliament which will vote on it. The secretary general of the Iraqi cabinet, Mahdi al-Allaq, told Iraqiya state TV on Monday the cabinet had finished studying the draft budget and would refer it to the prime minister for final approval in the next cabinet session. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: iraq cabinet plans cut kurdistan share federal iraq reuters iraq cabinet proposed sunday slash kurdish share country revenue federal budget move kurdish officials said aimed punish referendum independence if approved budget would damage relationship baghdad gerbil region capital already boiling point central government launched military offensive last month swiftly recaptured city kirke a preliminary draft document seen reuters confirmed three lawmakers two iraqi government officials shows kurdistan region share budget trimmed percent percent region traditionally entitled since fall adam hussain the percent figure accurate said government financial advisor condition anonymity said based population data trade ministry ration card program iraq central government kurdish autonomous region quartered money repeatedly since fall adam hussain the constitution put place system guaranteeing kurds share overall revenue proportionate share population for past three years baghdad stopped sending funds kurds held nearly northern iraq oil infrastructure sold enough crude fund but iraqi government offensive recaptured territory kurds last month means autonomous region dependent baghdad funds the central government demanded halt independent kurdish oil sales the reduced budget would dramatically add kurdistan regional government kg financial difficulties the region says already stretched thin due war islamic state cost supporting hundreds thousands refugees fled militants last year iraq parliament approved budget members dp party rules kurdish region stayed away protesting budget failed allocate enough money salaries state workers peshmerga fighters kurdish region security forces another proposal inserted draft budget would see central government distribute kurdish region share federal budget three provinces make region individually undermining kg control allocation funds it dangerous sign indicates baghdad seeking undermine political economic system kurdistan region cutting budget share dealing directly provinces said ahmed ham crashed kur secretary financial committee federal parliament it seems central government trying divide conquer policy kurdistan region said crashed kurdish officials criticized cabinet proposals accusing prime minister harder using budget punish kurds overwhelmingly voted break away iraq referendum baghdad considers illegal in press conference monday kurdish prime minister nechirvan bargain said baghdad violated iraqi constitution drafting budget recognize kurdish entitlement bargain nephew massed bargain stepped last week kurdish president wake referendum crisis said kg prepared give oil revenue apparently offer negotiate sales oil central government prepared give kurds customary percent share the budget proposal revised trimmed share kurds rejected two kurdish ministers attending sunday cabinet meeting two iraqi government officials confirmed the proposed federal budget must first approved bad referred parliament vote the secretary general iraqi cabinet made told iraqi state tv monday cabinet finished studying draft budget would refer prime minister final approval next cabinet session worldnews